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Sinan Pasha Mosque is a 17th-century Ottoman mosque in Prizren. The mosque was built in the early 1600s. Stones from the Holy Archangels Monastery, which was probably abandoned by then, were used for the construction of the mosque. The mosque continues to be an active place of worship.

Edinburgh Central Mosque is a Muslim place of worship near the University of Edinburgh inaugurated in 1998 .

Al-Aga is considered the oldest mosque in the entire Balkan region. It was built in 1289 before the arrival of the Ottomans.

Also named as Baitul Avval Mosque, it is an Ahmadiyati Mosque in the captital. It is one of the largest mosques in the country that can hold up to 2500 worshippers. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was established since 1934 in Albania and the mosque was financed primarily form the community.

The Kubelie Mosque dates back to 1736, however, the present building is a reconstruction dating back to 1994. Finally, like many, the mosque was destroyed by the communist regime of Enver Hoxha in 1967.

The construction of this mosque began during the late 18th century by Molla Bey and was completed by his son Haxhi Ethem Bey in 1821.

The Kokonozi Mosque, also known as the Mahmoud Agha Kokonozi Mosque or the Mosque of the New Bazaar, is a historic mosque dating from the mid-18th century. First mentioned in 1775, the mosque was extensively restored in 1853 and 1933. The Kokonozi Mosque is one of the few Muslim places of worship in Tirana that survived the Hoxha dictatorship and was not completely destroyed under the atheism decreed by the state in 1966. The mosque served as a storage room for food and tobacco. The mosque was reopened on 18 February 1991.

The Tanners' Mosque dates back to the 18th century. From 1967, after Albania was declared an atheist state by the communist government of Enver Hoxha, the Mosque was closed. It reopened in 1990.

It is a massive stone building with strictly oriented architecture. The minaret of the mosque ends with stylized triangle instead of the usual Islamic crescent. It is probably an inverted heart as a symbol for unrequited love. According to the old tradition, due to the different religious confession, people in the town of Vidin used to have their feelings misunderstood by each other, which impeded the town's development. Among the unease, Osman Pazvantoglu had an inclusive love towards his Christian neighbors, so the moque he built was also nicknamed as the "Heart Mosque".

The Hadji Hussein Mosque is a cultural monument of local significance. It was built in 1751 and is remarkable in that it is the only mosque in the country with a ceiling of Bulgarian wood carvings .