Telelka Mosque
| Telelka Mosque | |
|---|---|
Xhamia e Telelkave | |
 The former mosque with the missing minaret on the right, in 2021 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam (former) |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque (15th century–1967) |
| Status | Inactive (as a mosque) |
| Location | |
| Location | Berat |
| Country | Albania |
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| Architecture | |
| Type | Islamic architecture |
| Style | Ottoman |
| Founder | Ibrahim Pasha Vlora |
| Completed | c. 18th century |
| Minaret | 1 (since destroyed) |
| Official name | Ibrahim Pasha Mosque |
The Telelka Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Telelkave), also known as the Ibrahim Pasha Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Ibrahim Pashës), is a former mosque, located in Berat, Albania. The former mosque was designated as a Cultural Monument of Albania.[when?]
Overview
[edit | edit source]The former mosque was built by the Ottoman-era governor Ibrahim Pasha Vlora at the end of the 18th century and rebuilt in 1852. In 1967, during the communist dictatorship of Enver Hoxha, the minaret of the mosque was destroyed and the building repurposed as a wood factory.[1] The former mosque is located exactly between the Lead and the King mosques.
The former mosque is still used as a wood workshop. The person who used it was rented out of the muftiate which belongs to the Muslim Community of Albania (KMSH).[2]
See also
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| Inactive | |
| Sufi tekkes | |
- Cultural Monuments of Albania
- 18th-century mosques in Albania
- 18th-century mosques in the Ottoman Empire
- Anti-Islam sentiment in Albania
- Former mosques in Albania
- Mosque buildings with minarets in Albania
- Mosques destroyed by communists
- Mosques in Berat
- Ottoman mosques in Albania
- European mosque stubs
- Albanian building and structure stubs