Sulejman Pasha Mosque

Sulejman Pasha Mosque
The Old mosque in 1914, 300 years after its construction
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
LocationTirana, Albania
Architecture
TypeMosque
Completed1614

The Old Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Vjetër) or Sulejman Pasha mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Sulejman Pashës) was the founding mosque of the Albanian capital Tirana. The city developed around the mosque, which was founded by the Ottoman Albanian Pasha Sulejman Bargjini along with a hammam and a bakery. In the mid 20th century, all of it was razed to make place for the Communist-era Unknown Soldier statue.

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