Sinan Pasha Mosque (Kaçanik)

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Sinan Pasha Mosque
Xhamia e Sinan Pashës
Kacanik xhamia DSC03897.JPG
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusopen
Location
LocationKaçanik, Kosovo
Geographic coordinates42°12′32″N 20°44′29″E / 42.20890°N 20.74148°E / 42.20890; 20.74148Coordinates: 42°12′32″N 20°44′29″E / 42.20890°N 20.74148°E / 42.20890; 20.74148
Architecture
TypeMosque
Minaret(s)1

Sinan Pasha Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Sinan Pashës) is a mosque in Kaçanik, southern Kosovo. It was built in 1594–95.[1]

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

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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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