Great Mosque of Durrës

The Great Mosque of Durrës, also called the New Mosque and also the Grand Mosque, is a , located in the port-town of , in the of . The mosque is designated as a Cultural Monument of Albania.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: historic site in Durrës, Albania
  • Also known as: “Grand Mosque of Durrës” and “Great Mosque in Durrës”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roman Amphitheatre of Durrës and Aleksandër Moisiu Theatre.

Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Amphitheatre of Durrës is a Roman amphitheatre in the centre of the city of , . Construction began under the emperor Trajan in the 2nd century AD and it was destroyed twice by earthquakes in the 6th and 10th centuries. is situated 120 metres south of Great Mosque of Durrës.

Theater building
Photo: GentiBehramaj, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , or called also Durrës Theatre is a theatre in the city centre of , . The theatre took its name from Austrian actor Alexander Moissi, who was of Albanian descent. is situated 160 metres northeast of Great Mosque of Durrës.

Church
Photo: Albinfo, CC BY 4.0.
is situated 200 metres southeast of Great Mosque of Durrës.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arapaj and Fllakë.

Suburb
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is a village in the former municipality of , , . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . is situated 5 km east of Great Mosque of Durrës.

Village
is a village in the , western . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . It is the site of the . It is inhabited by Albanians. is situated 8 km northeast of Great Mosque of Durrës.

Great Mosque of Durrës

Latitude
41.31321° or 41° 18′ 48″ north
Longitude
19.44545° or 19° 26′ 44″ east
Open location code
8FHX8C7W+75
Open­Street­Map ID
way 148690946
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q18888007
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Uzbek—“Great Mosque of Durrës” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Xhamia e Madhe e Durrësit”
  • Arabic: “المسجد الكبير في دوريس”
  • Bengali: “দুররেসের বড় মসজিদ”
  • Bengali: “দুরেসের বড় মসজিদ”
  • Bosnian: “Velika džamija u Draču”
  • Czech: “Velká mešita v Drači”
  • Czech: “Velká mešita”
  • German: “Große Moschee von Durrës”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Agung Durrës”
  • Polish: “Wielki Meczet w Durrës”
  • Russian: “Большая мечеть Дурреса”
  • Turkish: “Dıraç Büyük Camii”
  • Ukrainian: “Велика мечеть Дурреса”
  • Uzbek: “Durres katta masjidi”

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Highlights include Prefektura e Durrësit and Illyria Square.

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