Mosque of Lezha

The St. Nicholas Church, also known as the Selimije Mosque, the Church-Mosque of Lezhë, and, since the 1980s, as the Skanderbeg Memorial, is a former temple and subsequently a Catholic church and a former Islamic , and now a mausoleum and that contains the remains of Skanderbeg.
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  • Mosque
  • Description: mosque and former church in Lezha, Albania
  • Address: Lezhë
  • Also known as
    “Church of Saint Nicholas”
    “Saint Nicholas Church”
    “Saint Nicholas Church, Lezhe”
    “Selimije Mosque”
    “Skanderbeg Memorial”
    “St. Nicholas Church, Lezhë”
    “Xhamia e Lezhës”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brian Filipi Stadium and Lezhë Castle.
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, a.k.a. former Besëlidhja Stadium is a multi-use in , . is situated 150 metres south of Mosque of Lezha.
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The is a castle dominating the city of , northern . is situated 1 km northeast of Mosque of Lezha.
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is a railway station serving the city of in Northern Albania. is situated 610 metres northwest of Mosque of Lezha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ishull Lezhë and Grykë Manati.
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is a settlement in the , northwestern .
is a village in , northwestern .
is a village and a former municipality in the , northwestern . is situated 5 km north of Mosque of Lezha.

Mosque of Lezha

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Latitude
41.77738° or 41° 46′ 39″ north
Longitude
19.64437° or 19° 38′ 40″ east
Open location code
8FHXQJGV+XP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 387221846
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q21084474

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Mosque of Lezha” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Kisha e Shën Nikollës”
  • Albanian: “Mauzoleu i Skënderbeut”
  • Albanian: “Xhamia e Selimijes”
  • Armenian: “Սելիմիե մզկիթ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Səlimiyyə məscidi”
  • Belarusian: “Мячэць Селіміе”
  • Bengali: “সেলিমাই মসজিদ”
  • Bulgarian: “Свети Никола (Лежа)”
  • Bulgarian: “Свети Никола”
  • Dutch: “Mausoleum van Skanderbeg”
  • Dutch: “Selimiye-moskee”
  • French: “mosquée Selimié”
  • French: “Mosquée Selimié”
  • Galician: “Igrexa de San Nicolás”
  • German: “Selimiye-Moschee”
  • German: “Skanderbeg-Gedenkstätte”
  • German: “St. Nikolaus-Kirche”
  • Greek: “Ναός του Αγίου Νικολάου στη Λέζα”
  • Greek: “Τζαμί Σελιμίγιε”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Miklós-templom”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Селимие”
  • Serbian: “Црква Светог Николе у Љешу”
  • Turkish: “Selimiye Camii”
  • Ukrainian: “церква святого Миколи (Леже)”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква святого Миколи”

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Highlights include Spitali Obstetrik Gjinekologjik and Prokuroria e Lezhes.

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