Sulejman Pasha Mosque | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
Location | |
Location | Tirana, Albania |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Completed | 1614 |
The Old Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Vjetër) or Sulejman Pasha mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Sulejman Pashës) was the founding mosque of the Albanian capital Tirana. The city developed around the mosque, which was founded by the Ottoman Albanian Pasha Sulejman Bargjini along with a hammam and a bakery. In the mid of the 20th century, all of it was razed to make place for the Communist-era Unknown Soldier statue.