Imperial Mosque (Pristina)

The Imperial Mosque also known as King's Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Mbretit, Serbian: Царска џамија у Приштини, Carska džamija u Prištini) is an Ottoman mosque located in Pristina, Kosovo[lower-alpha 1]. It was built in 1461 by Sultan Mehmed II.

Imperial Mosque
Xhamia e Mbretit
Religion
AffiliationIslam
DistrictPristina District
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusopen
StatusPreserved
Location
LocationPristina, Kosovo
Architecture
TypeOttoman architecture
Completed1461
MaterialsStone

The mosque was declared a Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1990 by the Republic of Serbia.[1]

History

During the Austro-Turkish wars, at the end of the 17th century, it was temporarily turned into a Catholic church. One of the most prominent Albanian writers, Pjetër Bogdani, also an active leader of the pro-Austrian rebels, was buried here. After the Ottomans regained control, in 1690, the bones of Pjetër Bogdani were exhumed and thrown into the street by the Ottoman soldiers.[2]

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Notes
  1. The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, Kosovo is formally recognised as an independent state by 101 out of 193 (52.3%) UN member states (with another 13 recognising it at some point but then withdrawing their recognition), while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own territory.

References
  1. Споменици културе у Србији - ЦАРСКА ЏАМИЈА (in Serbian)
  2. "King's Mosque". dtk.rks-gov.net. Ministry of Culture of Kosovo. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
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