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The Khalid Efendi Mosque was probably built in 1415. It was built with the contribution of the villagers and rebuilt several times during its existence, in 1936, 1969, 1987. In 1994, the entire mosque with the minaret was rebuilt.

Mustafa Pasha Mosque was built in 1492, according to the testament of the vizier Mustafa Pasha. The building of the mosque is a typical of the early Ottoman architecture. Originally, the complex comprised a türbe (tomb), a shadirvan (fountain), a minaret and a madrasa (school).

It is not known when the Kodža Mehmet Beg Mosque was first built, but it is assumed that a building may have existed here as early as 1380. According to the stylistic features and construction methods, the present building was constructed in the so-called classical period of Ottoman construction in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. The mosque is a single domed building, square-based, with a porch on the northwest side.

Sultan Murad's Mosque is an Ottoman mosque built in 1436. It was named after Sultan Murat II (1421-1444) but is sometimes simply called "Hunkar Mosque" ("Imperial Mosque") or "Clock Mosque" because of its proximity to the Clock Tower in Skopje. The site originally formed a complex with a madrasah and an imaret, which is now in ruins.

The Raižiai Mosque is a Tatar mosque, the only one in Lithuania that functioned during the Soviet era. The mosque was first mentioned in the sources in 1663, but the present mosque was built in 1889. Renovated in 1993, it houses the oldest known minbar (pulpit) dating from 1686.

The Eski Mosque (former mosque) was built by Tatar Sinan Bey in 1532. The mosque is a single-domed building with a porch on the north side, which is a basic architectural element of the first Ottoman mosque and one of the most numerous types of 16th-century mosques in the Balkans. Renovated several times, it suffered its greatest damage in 1944, when the minaret and its upper part were hit.

The Kaunas Mosque was built in 1860 as a wooden mosque. Rebuilt in 1930, it is the only brick mosque in Lithuania. During World War II the mosque was closed and during the Soviet period the mosque was used for various purposes by a circus, a library and an art museum. The mosque returned to its original use in 1989 and in 1991 the first services took place.

The mosque was built in 1537 by the famous Ottoman Turkish architect Mimar Sinan during the reign of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. It is famouse for the intricate brick work.

It is nicknamed as Clock Mosque because in 1870 the Ottomans built a clock tower next to it. Both were destroyed in the Communist period except for the minaret. After it, the mosque was renovated.

The White Mosque ( Turkish : Beyaz Camii ) is a ruined mosque in Berat Castle. It received the status of cultural monument in 1961. But during the communist period, the mosque was badly damaged. Its minaret was destroyed. The prayer place and congregation place was used as a football field as it still is today.