Kubelie Mosque

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.

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Key Features

  • Architecture
  • Monuments

Visitors information

  • Café within 500m

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Fatih Mosque

The Fatih Mosque, also known as the Small Mosque or Old Mosque, was built between 1502 and 1503 and was named after the conqueror of Constantinople, Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror. The mosque is said to have been built on the ruins of a basilica, some brick walls of which are still visible.

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New Mosque

The Great Mosque of Durrës, also known as the New Mosque, was built from 1931 onwards. There were plans to build two minarets, but one of them remained unfinished due to the cessation of work at the end of 1938. In 1967, the mosque was transformed into the Palace of Youth (Palace of Culture). The mosque was restored after the communist regime in 1994 and a second time in 2005.

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Clock Mosque

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.