Sinan Pasha Mosque (Kaçanik)

Sinan Pasha Mosque
Xhamia e Sinan Pashës
Basic information
Location Kaçanik, Kosovo
Affiliation Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status open
Architectural type Mosque
Minaret(s) 1

Sinan Pasha Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Sinan Pashës), it was built in the 16th century (1594-5). It is located in Kaçanik, southern Kosovo. [1]

The mosque was built by Sinan Pasha, five times Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, along with the fort in Kaçanik.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Mosque of Imam Sinan Pasha (Kacanik), Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sports of Kosovo
  2. ↑ Gail Warrander, Verena Knaus, Kosovo, p. 10, Bradt Travel Guides, 2010 ISBN 1841623318.

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