Tekke mosque
The Tekke Mosque ( Albanian Xhamia e Teqes ) is a historical mosque in the southern Albanian city of Gjirokastra . The Tekke Mosque is one of the few Islamic houses of worship that the dictator Enver Hoxha in his hometown of Gjirokastra did not have to demolish and destroy after the introduction of state atheism in 1967. The mosque is named after the Teqe ( Albanian for Tekke ) district in which it is located.
The mosque was built in the middle of the 18th century, most likely in 1733. It probably replaced a previous building. Ahmet Çelebi is considered to be the founder . It is located on steep terrain and originally consisted of the prayer room, a vestibule and the minaret . The open vestibule on the north side had arcades and a wooden roof. Only the foundation walls of the minaret remain. The prayer room has dimensions of about nine by nine meters. The dome is covered with slate stones.
As a result of the religious ban, the mosque was damaged after 1967 and the minaret was destroyed. The mosque has been a state cultural monument since 1973. Today the mosque is used as a medrese .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Aleksandër Meksi : Xhamitë e Qytetit Muze të Gjirokastrës. (No longer available online.) February 14, 2011, archived from the original on August 26, 2014 ; Retrieved August 24, 2014 (Albanian). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c Machiel Kiel : Ottoman architecture in Albania (1385-1912) . In: Research Center for Islamic History, Art and Culture (Ed.): Islamic art series . tape 5 . Istanbul 1990, ISBN 92-9063-330-1 , pp. 92 .
- ↑ Objects fetare monumente kulture. In: Komiteti Shtetëror për Kultet. Retrieved August 24, 2014 (Albanian).
- ↑ Meike Gutzweiler: Reise Know-How Albania . 2nd Edition. Peter Rump, Bielefeld 2014, ISBN 978-3-8317-2442-0 , p. 346 .
Coordinates: 40 ° 4 ′ 26 ″ N , 20 ° 8 ′ 18.5 ″ E