Red Mosque

The Red Mosque, also known as the Conquest Mosque, is a former in a ruinous state, located in , , . The former mosque was designated as a Cultural Monument of Albania in 1961; and forms part of the Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that was designated in 2005.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: mosque in Albania
  • Also known as: “Red Mosque, Berat” and “Xhamia e Kuqe (Berat)”
  • Address: Berat, 5001

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Berat Castle and Holy Trinity Church.

Photo: Terfili, Public domain.
, also referred to as the Citadel of Berat and castle quarter, is a fortress overlooking the town of , . It dates mainly from the 13th century and contains many Byzantine-era Albanian Orthodox churches in the area and Ottoman-era mosques. is situated 110 metres north of Red Mosque.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
The is a medieval Byzantine-era which stands on a hill in the city of in the of Southern . is situated 150 metres northwest of Red Mosque.

Mosque
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The , also known as the Sultan Bayezid II Mosque, is a ruined in , , . The former mosque was designated as a Cultural Monument of Albania in 1961; and forms part of the Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that was designated in 2005. is situated 160 metres northwest of Red Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dushnik and Orizaj.

Village
is a village in the former municipality of in , . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . is situated 3 km north of Red Mosque.

Village
is a village in the former municipality of in , . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . is situated 4 km north of Red Mosque.

Village
is a village in the former municipality of in , . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . It was formerly known as Virjon, or Virion from where the Vrioni family derived its name. is situated 4½ km northeast of Red Mosque.

Red Mosque

Latitude
40.70709° or 40° 42′ 26″ north
Longitude
19.94586° or 19° 56′ 45″ east
Elevation
223 metres (732 feet)
Open location code
8FGXPW4W+R8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 234491946
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Geo­Names ID
11204046
Wiki­data ID
Q258036
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Uzbek—“Red Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Xhamia e Kuqe, Berat”
  • Albanian: “Xhamia e Kuqe”
  • Arabic: “المسجد الأحمر”
  • Bengali: “লাল মসজিদ, বেরাট”
  • Bengali: “লাল মসজিদ, বেরাত”
  • Dutch: “Red Mosque, Berat”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المسجد الاحمر”
  • Esperanto: “Ruĝa Moskeo”
  • French: “Mosquée Rouge”
  • German: “Rote Moschee”
  • Hungarian: “Vörös mecset”
  • Italian: “moschea Rossa”
  • Italian: “Moschea Rossa”
  • Polish: “Czerwony Meczet w Beracie”
  • Polish: “Czerwony meczet”
  • Turkish: “Kırmızı Cami”
  • Turkish: “Kırmızı Camii”
  • Uzbek: “Qizil masjid”

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