Ebu Beker Mosque
| Ebu Beker Mosque | |
|---|---|
Xhamia Ebu Beker | |
The mosque in 2017 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Shkodër City, Shkodër County |
| Country | Albania |
Location of the mosque in Albania | |
Interactive map of Ebu Beker Mosque | |
| Coordinates | 42°4′3″N 19°30′50″E / 42.06750°N 19.51389°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Islamic architecture |
| Completed | 1995 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 1,300 worshipers |
| Dome | 1 (main) |
| Dome height (outer) | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Minaret | 2 |
| Minaret height | 41.11 m (134.9 ft) |
| Site area | 623 m2 (6,710 ft2) |
The Ebu Bekër Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia Ebu Beker), also known as the New Fushë Çela Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e re e Fushë Çela) and sometimes referred to simply as Xhamia e Madhe (transl. Great Mosque), is a Sunni mosque in Shkodër City, Shkodër County, Albania.
Overview
Supported by funding from Saudi entrepreneur Sheikh Zamil Abdullah Al-Zamil,[1] the mosque was designed by ARC Architectural Consultants[2] and built between 1994 and 1995 on the site of the old Fushë Çela Mosque, which was destroyed during the communist era. The new mosque was named after Abu Bakr, the first Rashidun caliph. The inauguration was held on 27 October 1995, and the mosque was renovated in 2008.[3] The mosque is situated at the end of a walkway from the Hotel Colosseo.
The mosque covers a site of 623 square metres (6,710 ft2) and can accommodate 1,300 worshipers. The two minarets are 41.11 metres (134.9 ft) high each and the main dome stretches to 24 metres (79 ft).[4]
Former mosque
The former Fushë Çela mosque was historically important in the scholarly learning of the city and attracted notable Islamic scholars and theologians. A legacy of the Ottoman Empire, the former mosque was destroyed by the Communist government, and it once had its own madrasa.
Gallery
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Interior view of the dome
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Night view
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Interior view of mosque
See also
References
- ^ "Board of Director of Ithmaar Bank with Sheikh Zamil Abdullah Al-Zamil's bio". Ithmaar Bank. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Abu Baker al-Siddiq Mosque". Archnet Digital Library. n.d. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "E XHUMAJA E NJË DITE, SA 25 VITE DËSHMI..." (PDF). Udha Islame (in Albanian). XIII (11 (153)). November 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Xhamia Ebu Beker". IslamShkoder.tk (in Turkmen). Archived from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
Further reading
- Anamali, Skënder; Prifti, Kristaq (2002). Historia e popullit shqiptar: vëllimi i parë (in Albanian). Tiranë: Toena. ISBN 9992716223.
- Norris, H. T. (1993). Islam in the Balkans: religion and society between Europe and the Arab world. University of South Carolina Press. p. 76. ISBN 0-87249-977-4.
Mosque Shkodër.
External links
Media related to Ebu Bekr Mosque at Wikimedia Commons