Lead Mosque
The Lead Mosque, also known as the Izgurli Mosque, is a mosque located in the city of Berat, in the Berat County, south-central Albania. The mosque is named from the lead coating of its sphere-shaped domes.Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Mosque
- Denomination: Sunni
- Description: mosque in Berat, Albania
- Also known as: “Lead Mosque, Berat”
- Address: Berat, 5001
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include King’s Mosque and Halveti Tekke, Berat.
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 310 metres northwest of Lead Mosque.
Halveti Tekke, Berat
Mosque
Photo: Decius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Halveti Tekke is a tekke, located in Berat, Albania. Completed in 1782 CE, the tekke was designated as a Cultural Monument of Albania. Halveti Tekke, Berat is situated 300 metres northwest of Lead Mosque.
Bachelors‘ Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Bachelors‘ Mosque is situated 460 metres west of Lead 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 Lead 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 northwest of Lead 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 4½ km north of Lead Mosque.
Lead Mosque
- Categories: building, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Berat, Berat County, Southeastern Albania, Albania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.70457° or 40° 42′ 17″ northLongitude
19.95543° or 19° 57′ 20″ eastOpen location code
8FGXPX34+R5OpenStreetMap ID
way 234933640OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=mosqueOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=sunniWikidata ID
Q883658
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Uzbek—“Lead Mosque” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Xhamia e Plumbit, Berat”
- Albanian: “Xhamia e Plumbit”
- Arabic: “مسجد إيزغورلي”
- Arabic: “مسجد الرصاص (بيرات)”
- Arabic: “مسجد الرصاص”
- Bengali: “সীসা মসজিদ, বেরাত”
- Dutch: “Lead Mosque”
- French: “mosquée de plomb”
- French: “Mosquée de plomb”
- French: “Mosquée de Plomb”
- German: “Bleimoschee”
- Hungarian: “Ólom-mecset”
- Indonesian: “Masjid Timbel, Berat”
- Italian: “moschea di Piombo”
- Italian: “Moschea di Piombo”
- Polish: “Meczet Ołowiany w Beracie”
- Polish: “Ołowiany Meczet”
- Turkish: “Berat Kurşunlu Camii”
- Turkish: “Kurşunlu Cami”
- Uzbek: “Qoʻrgʻoshin masjidi”
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