Bachelors‘ Mosque
The Bachelors' Mosque, formerly known as the Sylejman Pasha Mosque, is a mosque located in Berat City, Berat County, Albania. Completed in 1828 CE during the Ottoman era, the mosque was designated as a Cultural Monument of Albania in 1961.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Mosque
- Denomination: Sunni
- Description: cultural Monument in Albania
- Also known as: “Bachelors’ Mosque”
- Address: Rruga Antipatrea, 5001
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include King’s Mosque and Solomon Museum.
King’s Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The King Mosque, also known as the Sultan's Mosque or Sultan Bayezid Mosque, is a mosque located in Berat City, Berat County, Albania. Completed in 1492 CE, the mosque was designated as a Cultural Monument of Albania in 1948. King’s Mosque is situated 200 metres northeast of Bachelors‘ Mosque.
Solomon Museum
Museum
Photo: Braveheart, CC BY 4.0.
The Solomon Museum is a museum in the Albanian city of Berat devoted to the history of the Jewish community in Albania. Solomon Museum is situated 210 metres north of Bachelors‘ Mosque.
Berat Castle
Photo: Terfili, Public domain.
Berat Castle, also referred to as the Citadel of Berat and castle quarter, is a fortress overlooking the town of Berat, Albania. It dates mainly from the 13th century and contains many Byzantine-era Albanian Orthodox churches in the area and Ottoman-era mosques. Berat Castle is situated 520 metres northwest of Bachelors‘ Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dushnik and Orizaj.
Dushnik
Village
Dushnik is a village in the former municipality of Otllak in Berat County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Berat. Dushnik is situated 3 km north of Bachelors‘ Mosque.
Orizaj
Village
Orizaj is a village in the former municipality of Otllak in Berat County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Berat. Orizaj is situated 4½ km north of Bachelors‘ Mosque.
Ullinjas
Village
Ullinjas is a village in the former municipality of Otllak in Berat County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Berat. It was formerly known as Virjon, or Virion from where the Vrioni family derived its name. Ullinjas is situated 5 km northeast of Bachelors‘ Mosque.
Bachelors‘ Mosque
- Categories: historic site, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Berat, Berat County, Southeastern Albania, Albania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.70474° or 40° 42′ 17″ northLongitude
19.95002° or 19° 57′ 0″ eastElevation
75 metres (246 feet)Open location code
8FGXPX32+V2OpenStreetMap ID
way 172705725OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=mosqueOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=sunni
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Turkish—“Bachelors‘ Mosque” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Xhamia e Beqarëve (Berat)”
- Albanian: “Xhamia e Beqarëve”
- Arabic: “مسجد العزاب (بيرات)”
- Arabic: “مسجد العزاب”
- Arabic: “مسجد سليمان باشا”
- Bengali: “ব্যাচেলরদের মসজিদ”
- Bengali: “ব্যাচেলরস মসজিদ”
- Chinese: “單身清真寺”
- Dutch: “Bachelors‘ Mosque”
- German: “Junggesellenmoschee”
- Hebrew: “מסגד בכלורס”
- Indonesian: “Masjid Sarjana”
- Italian: “moschea degli Scapoli”
- Italian: “Moschea degli Scapoli”
- Polish: “Meczet Kawalerów w Beracie”
- Turkish: “Bekarlar Camii”
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