Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mosque

The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mosque, also known as the St. Stephen's Cathedral of Shkodër in Rozafa, is a 13th-century former Roman Catholic cathedral and subsequently a former Islamic , that was located within the near , .
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: church building in Shkodër, Albania
  • Also known as: “t. Stephen’s Cathedral of Shkodër in Rozafa”
  • Address: Shkodër, 4001

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rozafa Castle and Sanctuary of Our Lady of Good Counsel.

Photo: Bdx, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Shkodër Castle is a castle in the city of , in northwestern . It rises imposingly on a rocky hill, 130 metres above sea level, surrounded by the Buna and Drin rivers.

Church
The Basilica of Our Lady of Good Counsel or Kisha e Zojës is a Roman Catholic shrine and Minor Basilica in Shkoder dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Good Counsel, the Patroness of the Republic of Albania. is situated 320 metres southwest of Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mosque.

Mosque
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The , also known as the Mosque of Mehmet Bushati, is a in , northwestern . The cupolas of the mosque were covered in lead; hence its name. The mosque was designated as a Cultural Monument of Albania in 1948. is situated 530 metres east of Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bahçallëk and Bërdicë e Sipërme.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Village
is a settlement in the former municipality, , northern . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality .

Village
is a settlement in the former municipality, , northern . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality .

Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mosque

Latitude
42.04658° or 42° 2′ 48″ north
Longitude
19.49303° or 19° 29′ 35″ east
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8FJX2FWV+J6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 319867327
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q13040753
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Uzbek—“Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Kisha-xhami e Shën Stefanit”
  • Albanian: “Kisha-Xhami e Shkodrës”
  • Arabic: “مسجد السلطان محمد الفاتح (إشقودرة)”
  • Arabic: “مسجد السلطان محمد الفاتح”
  • Bengali: “সুলতান ফাতিহ মুহাম্মাদ মসজিদ”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد السلطان محمد الفاتح”
  • French: “mosquée Fatih Sultan Mehmet”
  • French: “Mosquée Fatih Sultan Mehmet”
  • German: “Kirchenmoschee St. Stephan”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mosque”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “t. Stephen’s Cathedral of Shkodër in Rozafa”
  • Greek: “Τζαμί του Φατίχ Σουλτάν Μεχμέτ”
  • Hausa: “Masallacin Fatih Sultan Mehmet”
  • Italian: “moschea Sultan Mehmet Fatih”
  • Italian: “Moschea Sultan Mehmet Fatih”
  • Persian: “مسجد سلطان محمد فاتح”
  • Romanian: “Biserica geamie din Scutari”
  • Turkish: “Fatih Sultan Mehmed Camii”
  • Ukrainian: “Мечеть Фатіха (Шкодер)”
  • Ukrainian: “Мечеть Фатіха”
  • Urdu: “سلطان محمد فاتح مسجد”
  • Uzbek: “Fotih Sulton Mehmet masjidi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ottoman Prison 16th - 17th cent. and Saranxha- medieval Cistern no 2. 14th cent.

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