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The Painted Mosque of Tetovo is an Ottoman mosque built in 1438, and unlike most mosques of that time, it was not financed by a local dignitary, but by two sisters of Tetovo, whose graves are in the Türbe (tomb) in the adjoining garden. It was rebuilt in 1833 by Abdurrahman Pasha. The monument owes its name to the countless painted panels that cover the facades. The panels were completely restored between 2010 and 2011.

The Clock Mosque, or Mosque of Abdurrahman Pasha, dates from 1656 but was rebuilt in 1822-23 after a fire. It was also rebuilt in 1992 after its minaret and dome were destroyed by the communist regime in Hoxha.

Dublin Mosque is a Muslim place of worship and the headquarters of the Islamic Foundation of Ireland.

Also known as Sultan Bayezid Mosque, it was founded by the same Sultan for the name sake in 1485, making it one of the oldest active mosques in Albania.

A shrine style like that of the Naziresha Mosque in the same town, it is the typical Albanian Islamic achitecture. The style consists a prayer hall, the portico at the front of the entrance and the minaret to the right and a raised hemispherical dome with an octagonal polygonal drum.

The Pasha Mosque (today Hafiz Patel Mosque) is a small mosque in Elbasan. The old mosque was demolished during the renovation in the 1990s and thus lost the nomination for National Heritage.

Built in the 16 century, the mosque was partially (its minaret balcony and roof) damaged in 1920 due to an earthquake.

The Hussein-Shah Mosque was built by Hussein Shah in the middle of the 16th century. Construction began in 1553 and was completed in 1566. The mosque has been damaged several times. First during the fire of Skopje by the Habsburg army in 1689, then during the Bulgarian occupation during the Second World War, as well as during the Skopje earthquake. After that, a number of conservation efforts were undertaken, which considerably changed the appearance of the mosque.

This mosque was built in 1983 and is the largest mosque in Scotland. While the mosque has a modern facade, it has elements of arabesque architecture. The complex contains a walled garden, a minaret, and a windowed dome that allows natural light into the prayer hall.

The Jusuf Efendi Mosque was built in 1773 by the local congregation. In 1963, the Skopje earthquake completely damaged the minaret and several parts of the mosque. In 1967 it was renovated and extended and a new minaret was built.