The Lead Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Plumbit, Turkish: Kurşun Camii), also known as the Izgurli Mosque, is a 16th-century historical mosque located in Berat, south-central Albania.[1]
| Lead Mosque | |
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| Native name Albanian: Xhamia e Plumbit | |
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| Location | Berat |
| Coordinates | 40°42′16″N 19°57′19″E / 40.7045°N 19.9554°E |
Its name comes from the lead coating of its sphere-shaped domes.[1]It was built in the years of 1553 and 1554 by the local feudal Ahmet Bej Uzgurliu, at the time a vassal of the Skuraj family,[2] and is currently a Cultural Monument of Albania. Explorer Evliya Çelebi’s description told of carved stones underneath the lead, topping off a complex including a bazaar, madrasa, imaret, school, Turkish bath, and shadirvan. The prayer hall is square with a northern portico and a tall, thin minaret molded in cloisonné where it meets the roof. Many windows light the interior.
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Bibliography
- Anamali, Skënder; Prifti, Kristaq (2002). Historia e popullit shqiptar: vëllimi i parë. Tirana: Toena. ISBN 9992716223.
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