Gjin Aleksi Mosque
The Gjin Aleksi Mosque is a mosque, located in the village of Rusan, near Delvinë, in the Vlorë County of Albania. Completed during the 17th century CE, the mosque was designated as a Cultural Monument of Albania.
- Type: Mosque
- Description: cultural Monument in Albania
- Also known as: “Gjin Aleksi’s Mosque”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Delvinë Castle.
Delvinë Castle
Delvinë Castle is a castle near Delvinë. It is unclear when the castle was built exactly but it is theorized the castle was first built in late antiquity. Delvinë Castle is situated 1¼ km southeast of Gjin Aleksi Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rusan and Vllahat.
Rusan
Village
Rusan is a community in the Vlorë County, Albania. It is part of the municipality Delvinë. The village is inhabited by Muslim Albanians. In the village is the Gjin Aleksi's Mosque.
Vllahat
Village
Vllahat is a village in Vlorë County in southern Albania, 13 km northeast of Saranda and 2 km southeast of Delvina. It is part of the municipality Delvinë. The village is inhabited by Muslim Albanians.
Bamatat
Village
Bamatat is a populated place in the Vlorë County of Albania. It is part of the municipality of Delvinë. The village is inhabited by Muslim Albanians.
Gjin Aleksi Mosque
- Categories: building, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, monument, and religion
- Location: Bashkia e Delvinës, Bashkia Delvinë, Vlorë County, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
39.95183° or 39° 57′ 7″ north
Longitude
20.07633° or 20° 4′ 35″ east
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8GF2X32G+PG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Uzbek—“Gjin Aleksi Mosque” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Xhamia e Gjin Aleksit”
- Arabic: “مسجد روسان (دلفينه)”
- Arabic: “مسجد روسان”
- Bengali: “জিন আলেক্সি মসজিদ”
- German: “Gjin-Aleksi-Moschee”
- Turkish: “Kinaleksi Mescidi”
- Uzbek: “Gjin Aleksi masjidi”
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