King Mosque
The King Mosque also known as the Sultan Bayezid Mosque is a mosque, located within Elbasan Castle, in the town of Elbasan, in the Elbasan County of Albania. The mosque was designated as a Cultural Monument of Albania in 1948.Photo: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Mosque
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Albania
- Also known as: “King Mosque, Elbasan” and “Xhamia Mbret”
- Address: Rruga Xhaferr Kongoli, Elbasan
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Elbasan Castle and Saint Mary Elbasan.
Saint Mary Elbasan
Church
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The St. Mary's Church is an Albanian Orthodox church and monastery in Elbasan, Albania. It became a Cultural Monument of Albania in 1963. The church's building started in 1483 in the Vlach neighborhood, but it ended almost a century later: the church had its first religious services only in 1556. Saint Mary Elbasan is situated 180 metres northwest of King Mosque.
Paleochristian Basilica
Archaeological site
Photo: VilmaPicari, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Paleochristian Basilica is an archaeological site, which is situated 190 metres south of King Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scampis and Bradashesh.
Bradashesh
Village
Bradashesh is a village and a former municipality in Elbasan County, central Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Elbasan. Bradashesh is situated 5 km west of King Mosque.
Petresh
Village
Photo: HelmutKienzle, CC BY 4.0.
Petresh is a village, which is situated 6 km west of King Mosque.
King Mosque
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Elbasan, Elbasan County, Southeastern Albania, Albania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.11402° or 41° 6′ 51″ northLongitude
20.0812° or 20° 4′ 52″ eastOpen location code
8GH2437J+JFOpenStreetMap ID
way 255587832OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=mosqueWikidata ID
Q13047913
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Uzbek—“King Mosque” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Xhamia e Mbretit (Elbasan)”
- Albanian: “Xhamia e Mbretit”
- Albanian: “Xhamia Mbret (Elbasan)”
- Arabic: “مسجد الملك (إيلبصان)”
- Arabic: “مسجد الملك”
- Armenian: “Թագավորական մզկիթ (Էլբասան)”
- Armenian: “Թագավորական մզկիթ”
- Bengali: “রাজা মসজিদ, এলবাসান”
- Czech: “Královská mešita”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد الملك”
- French: “mosquée du Roi”
- French: “Mosquée du Roi”
- German: “Königsmoschee”
- German: “Xhamia e mbretit, Elbasan”
- Hungarian: “Király-mecset”
- Hungarian: “Szultán-mecset”
- Italian: “Moschea del Re”
- Persian: “مسجد شاه”
- Turkish: “Elbasan Kral Camii”
- Urdu: “مسجد بادشاہ”
- Uzbek: “Qirol masjidi”
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