Kokonozi Mosque
The Kokonozi Mosque, officially the Mosque of Mahmud Agha Kokonozi, also known as the New Bazaar Mosque, is a mosque in Tirana, Albania. It is an Ottoman-era mosque built in 1750 CE and one of the few mosques that survived the Communist dictatorship under the Hoxhaist regime.Photo: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Mosque
- Denomination: Sunni
- Description: mosque in Tirana City, Tirana County, Taiwan
- Also known as: “Mosque of Mahmud Agha Kokonozi”
- Address: Tirana
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The New Bazaar and National Library of Albania.
The New Bazaar
Marketplace
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The New Bazaar is a neighbourhood east of the central boulevard in Tirana, Albania, named for a bazaar in the area. Along with Mujos it forms part of the Old Town of Tirana.
National Library of Albania
Library
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Library of Albania is Albania's national library headquartered in the country's capital, Tirana. It was founded in 1920 and inaugurated on December 10, 1922. National Library of Albania is situated 450 metres southwest of Kokonozi Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tirana and Ish-Blloku.
Tirana
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tirana is the bustling and relatively modernised capital of Albania. It is the most important economic, financial, political and trade centre in the country.
Ish-Blloku
Quarter
Photo: Leeturtle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ish-Blloku, commonly Blloku, is an upmarket area in Tirana, Albania. It widely known as an entertainment destination with its boutiques, shops, restaurants, trendy bars, pubs, and cafes.
Ali Demi
Quarter
Ali Demi is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Tirana, Albania. It is named after Ali Demi, a World War II hero. The street of the same name is a primary artery of both the Ali Demi neighborhood and Tirana.
Kokonozi Mosque
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Tirana municipality, Bashkia Tiranë, Tirana, Albania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.33009° or 41° 19′ 48″ northLongitude
19.82495° or 19° 49′ 30″ eastOpen location code
8FHX8RJF+2XOpenStreetMap ID
way 177188065OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=sunniWikidata ID
Q13047909
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Uzbek—“Kokonozi Mosque” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Xhamia e kokonozit”
- Albanian: “Xhamia e Kokonozit”
- Albanian: “Xhamia e Pazarit të Ri”
- Arabic: “مسجد كوكونوزي”
- Bengali: “কোকনজি মসজিদ”
- Bengali: “কোকোনোজি মসজিদ”
- Dutch: “Kokonozi-moskee”
- German: “Kokonozi-Moschee”
- Italian: “Moschea Kokonozi”
- Russian: “Мечеть нового базара”
- Turkish: “Kokonozi Camii”
- Turkish: “Yeni Pazar Camii”
- Uzbek: “Kokonozi masjidi”
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Highlights include Hotel Boka and Fruits and Vegetables Market.
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