King Mosque, Berat

Mosque in Berat City, Berat County, Albania

40°42′20″N 19°57′08″E / 40.7056°N 19.9521°E / 40.7056; 19.9521Built1492

The King Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Mbretit or Xhamia e Hynqarit), also known as the Sultan's Mosque (Xhamia e Sulltanit) or Sultan Bayezid Mosque, is a mosque and a Cultural Monument in Berat City, Berat County, Albania.

The mosque was built in the 15th century by the Ottoman sultan Bayezid II for the local Albanian population.^[1] The King mosque became a Cultural Monument in 1948.^[2]

References

^ Beratculture. "Xhamia Mbret". Retrieved 7 November 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status". Republic of Albania National Committee for Cult. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

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v t e Berat
History	Siege of Berat (1280–1281) Siege of Berat (1455) Pashalik of Berat
Attractions	Berat National Ethnographic Museum Berat Castle St. Mary of Blachernae Church Lead Mosque Red Mosque White Mosque Bachelors' Mosque St. Michael's Church Hysen Pasha Mosque Telelka Mosque Halveti Teqe Rüfai Teqe Holy Trinity Church St. Theodore's Church King Mosque Dormition Cathedral
See also	Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër Tourist attractions in Berat
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v t e Religious Cultural Monuments in Berat County
Berat	King Mosque Red Mosque White Mosque Bachelors' Mosque Lead Mosque Hysen Pasha Mosque Telelka Mosque Halveti Teqe Rüfai Teqe St. Michael's Church Holy Trinity Church St. Mary of Blachernae Church St. Theodore's Church Dormition Cathedral
Other towns	St. Mary's Church, Mbreshtan Annunciation Church, Kozarë St. Nicholas' Church, Perondi St. Demetrius' Church, Drobonik St. Demetrius' Church, Poliçan