Charshi Mosque

Charshi Mosque is a mosque in Prilep, North Macedonia. Charshi Mosque is situated nearby to Sly Peter, as well as near the commercial area Old city market.

Photo: Prince Roy, CC BY 2.0.

Type: Mosque
Denomination: Sunni
Also known as: “Čarši Džamija” and “Чарши Џамија”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include 11 October 1941 Memorial Museum and Old city market.

11 October 1941 Memorial Museum

Museum

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The 11 October 1941 Memorial Museum is a museum in Prilep, North Macedonia, which commemorates the Day of the Macedonian Uprising. It is housed in the building upon which the Macedonian Partisans, of the Prilep detachment, made their first attack as part of World War II in Yugoslav Macedonia, also known as the National Liberation War of Macedonia. 11 October 1941 Memorial Museum is situated 250 metres west of Charshi Mosque.

Old city market

Commercial area

The Old Bazaar is a bazaar located in Prilep, North Macedonia. It is located east of the main city square and north of the Prilep River. The bazaar dates from the second half of the 18th century, when Prilep grew in commercial and economic significance.

Holy Transfiguration

Church

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Holy Transfiguration is a church, which is situated 240 metres southeast of Charshi Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Prilep and Varoš.

Prilep

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Prilep is a city in Western North Macedonia nicknamed "The city under Marko’s towers", alluding to its fortress. The city of 76,768 is the Macedonian tobacco and beer capital - tobacco leaves can be seen drying across the city and Prilep's brewery produces most of the country's most popular beers.

Varoš

Quarter

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Varoš is a part of Prilep, 20 years ago, this used to be a village, until it joined Prilep, making it the only former village in Prilep to be inhabited.