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and the biggest mosque in

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. It was built at the same time as the nearby fortress by the Sultan of the

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in 1450. It was rebuilt in 2008.

Reconstructions

Primarily, it was built in the style of old houses in

in 1450 and then reconstructed by the Islamic Council in 1967. The mosque has a turbe, built by the order of Hurshid-

pasha Pasha, Pacha or Paşa ( ota, پاشا; tr, paşa; sq, Pashë; ar, باشا), in older works sometimes anglicized as bashaw, was a higher rank in the Ottoman political and military system, typically granted to governors, generals, dignita ...

Bagdadli in 1854 on the tomb of Muhamed Užičanin, a famous

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writer and fighter for justice, who was murdered by

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in 1750 in the village of in

as evidenced by the inscription in verses dedicated to him.

Present form

In 2005, the ambassador of

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donated 65.000

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to the President of the municipality of

for the reconstruction of the Sultan Murat II Mosque.

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Sultan Murat II Mosque Sultan Murat II Mosque ( sr, Џамија Султан Мурат II, Džamija Sultan Murat II) is the biggest mosque in Rožaje and the biggest mosque in Montenegro. It was built at the same time as the nearby fortress by the Sultan of the Ottom ...

Ottoman architecture in Montenegro {{Montenegro-struct-stub

Reconstructions

Present form

See also

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