Pirinaz Mosque
The Pirinaz Mosque is a mosque located in Pristina, Kosovo. It was built in the second half of the 16th century and was founded by Piri Nazir who served as Vezir under two Ottoman Sultans.Photo: Eraalickaj, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Mosque
- Denomination: Sunni
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Kosovo
- Also known as: “مسجد بيريناز”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Kosovo and Imperial Mosque.
Museum of Kosovo
Museum
Photo: IsmailGagica, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Kosovo Museum is the national museum of Kosovo, located in the city of Pristina. Established by Yugoslav authorities in 1949, this is the largest museum in Kosovo. Museum of Kosovo is situated 550 metres west of Pirinaz Mosque.
Imperial Mosque
Mosque
Photo: IsmailGagica, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Imperial Mosque, also known as King's Mosque, is an Ottoman mosque located in Pristina, Kosovo. It was built in 1461 by Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror. Imperial Mosque is situated 510 metres west of Pirinaz Mosque.
Kosovo Academy of Sciences and Arts
Public building
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Velania and Pristina.
Pristina
Photo: Kuzmini, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pristina, the capital and largest city of Kosovo, is not beautiful: it is messy, with centuries-old Ottoman heritage competing with communist designs and post-communist architectural monstrosities.
Bregu i Diellit
Suburb
Photo: Cradel, Public domain.
Bregu i Diellit also informally known as Kodra e Diellit, is a district of Pristina, the capital of Kosovo.
Pirinaz Mosque
- Categories: historic site, architectural heritage monument, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kosovo, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.6657° or 42° 39′ 57″ northLongitude
21.17294° or 21° 10′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8GJ3M58F+75OpenStreetMap ID
way 587126240OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=mosqueOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=sunniWikidata ID
Q27868695
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Uzbek—“Pirinaz Mosque” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Xhamia e Pirinazit”
- Arabic: “مسجد بيريناز”
- Bengali: “পিরিনাজ মসজিদ”
- Serbian: “Пириназ џамија”
- Turkish: “Pîrî Nâzır Camii”
- Turkish: “Pirînaz Camii”
- Uzbek: “Pirinaz masjidi”
- Uzbek: “Xhamia e Pirinazit”
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