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Fethiye Mosque (Krujë)
The Sultan Mehmed Fatih Mosque of Krujë () or Fethiye Mosque () is an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman-era mosque built before 1481 inside the Krujë Castle of Krujë, Durrës County, Albania. It got destroyed in the mid of the 20th century and is near the entrance of the Skanderbeg Museum. History The Sultan Mehmed Fatih Mosque was built before 1481 and named after the List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, Mehmed II (also called "the Conqueror"). After being destroyed in 1831, the mosque got rebuilt for the local Albanian population under the reign of the Sultan Mahmud II. In 1917, the minaret of the Sultan Mehmed Fatih Mosque, famed for its beauty, collapsed due to a storm. Until 1937, the mosque was used a house of worship for the Islam in Albania, Albanian Muslims. During the Second World War, the mosque was abused and ammunition was stored inside the mosque. The mosque again decayed during the time of the Communist dictator Enver Hoxha. Tod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krujë Castle
Krujë ( sq-definite, Kruja; see also the etymology section) is a town and a municipality in north-central Albania. Located between Mount Krujë and the Ishëm River, the city is 20 km north of the capital of Albania, Tirana. Krujë was inhabited by the ancient Illyrian tribe of the Albanoi. In 1190 Krujë became the capital of the first Albanian state in the Middle Ages, the Principality of Arbanon. Later it was the capital of the Kingdom of Albania, while in the early 15th century Krujë was conquered by the Ottoman Empire, but then recaptured in 1443 by Skanderbeg, leader of the League of Lezhë, who successfully defended it against three Ottoman sieges until his death in 1468. The Ottomans took control of the town after the fourth siege in 1478, and incorporated it in their territories. A 1906 local revolt against the Ottoman Empire was followed by the 1912 Declaration of Independence of Albania. In the mid-1910s Krujë was one of the battlefields of the conflic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
