Great Mosque of Tirana
The Namazgah Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Tirana, is a Sunni mosque, located in Tirana, Albania. With a capacity of 10,000 worshippers, it is the largest mosque in the Balkans.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Mosque
- Denomination: Sunni
- Description: mosque in Tirana, Tirana County, Albania
- Also known as: “Namazgah Mosque” and “Namazgâh Mosque”
- Address: Tirana
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Library of Albania and Pyramid of Tirana.
National Library of Albania
Library
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Library of Albania is Albania's national library headquartered in the country's capital, Tirana. It was founded in 1920 and inaugurated on December 10, 1922. National Library of Albania is situated 470 metres northwest of Great Mosque of Tirana.
Pyramid of Tirana
Photo: BBB2021, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Pyramid of Tirana is a structure and former museum located in Tirana, the capital of Albania. It opened as a museum in 1988 and became a conference center in 1991 following the collapse of Communism. Pyramid of Tirana is situated 370 metres southwest of Great Mosque of Tirana.
Fortress of Justinian
Photo: Ardajd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fortress of Justinian or simply known as Tirana Castle is a castle in Tirana, Albania. Its history dates back before 1300 and is a remnant from the Byzantine-era. Fortress of Justinian is situated 170 metres northwest of Great Mosque of Tirana.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tirana and Ish-Blloku.
Tirana
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Tirana is the bustling and relatively modernised capital of Albania. It is the most important economic, financial, political and trade centre in the country.
Ish-Blloku
Quarter
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Ish-Blloku, commonly Blloku, is an upmarket area in Tirana, Albania. It widely known as an entertainment destination with its boutiques, shops, restaurants, trendy bars, pubs, and cafes.
Ali Demi
Quarter
Ali Demi is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Tirana, Albania. It is named after Ali Demi, a World War II hero. The street of the same name is a primary artery of both the Ali Demi neighborhood and Tirana.
Great Mosque of Tirana
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Tirana municipality, Bashkia Tiranë, Tirana, Albania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.3257° or 41° 19′ 33″ northLongitude
19.8242° or 19° 49′ 27″ eastOpen location code
8FHX8RGF+7MOpenStreetMap ID
way 461375120OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=mosqueOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=sunniWikidata ID
Q18715177
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Great Mosque of Tirana” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Xhamia e Madhe e Tiranës”
- Albanian: “Xhamia e Namazgjasë”
- Arabic: “مسجد نامازجه”
- Armenian: “Մեծ մզկիթ (Տիրանա)”
- Armenian: “Մեծ մզկիթ”
- Bengali: “তিরানার বড় মসজিদ”
- Bulgarian: “Голяма джамия (Тирана)”
- Bulgarian: “Голяма джамия”
- Czech: “Velká tiranská mešita”
- Estonian: “Tirana suurmošee”
- French: “Grande Mosquée de Tirana”
- German: “Große Moschee von Tirana”
- German: “Namazgah-Moschee”
- Hindi: “नमाज़गाह मस्जिद”
- Indonesian: “Masjid Namazgah”
- Italian: “Grande moschea di Tirana”
- Italian: “Grande Moschea di Tirana”
- Persian: “مسجد جامع تیرانا”
- Polish: “Meczet Namazgâh”
- Polish: “Wielki Meczet w Tiranie”
- Russian: “Большая мечеть”
- Serbian: “Намазгах-џамија”
- Tatar: “Зур мәчет (Тирана)”
- Tatar: “Зур мәчет”
- Turkish: “Namazgâh Camii”
- Turkish: “Namazgâh Câmiî”
- Turkish: “Tiran Büyük Câmiî”
- Turkish: “Tiran Ulu Câmiî”
- Urdu: “جامع مسجد تیرانا”
- Uzbek: “Namozgoh masjidi (Albaniya)”
- Uzbek: “Namozgoh masjidi”
- Western Panjabi: “جامع مسجد تیرانا”
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