Sinan Pasha Mosque (Prizren)

Sinan Pasha Mosque
Albanian: Xhamia e Sinan Pashës
Serbian: Синан-пашина џамија
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Statuspreserved
Location
LocationPrizren
CountryKosovo
Sinan Pasha Mosque (Prizren) is located in Kosovo
Sinan Pasha Mosque (Prizren)
Sinan Pasha Mosque within Kosovo
Geographic coordinates42°12′31″N 20°44′29″E / 42.20861°N 20.74139°E / 42.20861; 20.74139
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleOttoman
Groundbreaking1600 or 1608
Completed1615; 409 years ago (1615)
Specifications
Length14 m (46 ft)
Width14 m (46 ft)
Minaret(s)1
Minaret height43.5 m (143 ft)
Materialsstone

The Sinan Pasha Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Sinan Pashës; Serbian: Синан пашина Џамија / Sinan pašina džamija; Turkish: Sinan Paşa Camii) is an Ottoman-era mosque in the city of Prizren, Kosovo built by the Albanian pasha Sofi Sinan in 1615.[1] The mosque overlooks the main street of Prizren and is a dominant feature in the town's skyline.[2]

  1. ^ Elsie, Robert (2004). Historical dictionary of Kosova. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. p. 145. ISBN 0-8108-5309-4.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference UNESCO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).