Hajji Bendo Mosque

The Hajji Bendo Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Haxhi Bendos) or Haji Bedo Mosque (Xhamia e Sopotit) is an Ottoman-era mosque built before the 17th century inside the Borsh Castle of Himara, Albania. It is on the Sopot hill.

Hajji Bendo Mosque
Xhamia e Haxhi Bendos

Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Architecture
Type	Mosque

The dome, which used to be of red tiles, is now covered with concrete. The Muslim frescoes and nakkaşlık works inside are endangered. Half the stone minaret is still missing until today.

The Hajji Bendo Mosque was built before the 17th century and named after the vassal of Ali Pasha of Janina, Haxhi Bendo. After being destroyed during Communism, the mosque did not got rebuilt for the local Albanian population under the reign of post-Communist regime, while most of the Byzantine-Greek churches and monasteries of the region get rebuilt.

The building is one of the works of Ottoman architecture in Albania. Today it is an important tourist spot in Borshi village. The Hajji Bendo is located in the Lukovë administrative unit of Himara Municipality of Vlorë County. It is one of the Ottoman mosques that was damaged and closed during the dictatorship of Enver Hoxha. During the reign of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania, many of the Ottoman mosques were destroyed and replaced by Socialist and Modernist architecture.

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Aleksandër Meksi: Xhamitë e Shqipërisë. Plejad, Tirana 2018, ISBN 978-9928-18337-8, Xhamia në Kalanë e Borshit – Sarandë, p. 81–84.

Religious Cultural Monuments in Vlorë County
Vlorë	Muradie Mosque Neshat Pashaj Mosque
Dhërmi	Hypapante Church Panagia Monastery Church St. Stephen's Church
Himarë	All Saints' Church St. Andrew's Church St. Mary's Church St. Sergius' and St. Bacchus' Church Hajji Bendo Mosque
Vuno	Mesodhia Church St. Michael's Church St. Saviour's Church St. Spyridon's Church
Other towns	St. Nicholas' Church, Armen St. George's Church, Brataj St. John the Theologian's Monastery Tower, Cerkovicë Church ruins, Çiflik Xhemahallë complex, Delvinë St. John's Church, Delvinë St. Nicholas' Monastery Church, Dhivër St. Mary's Monastery Church, Dhivër St. Nicholas' Church, Dhrovjan Dervish Ali's Towers, Dukat St. Mary's Monastery, Kakome St. Mary's Monastery Church, Kameno Holy Trinity Monastery Church, Kardhikaq St. Mary's Monastery, Krorëz St. Athanasius' Monastery Church, Leshnicë e Poshtme St. George's Church, Leshnicë e Sipërme Ancient temple, Livadhja St. Mary's Church, Melçan St. Nicholas Monastery Church, Mesopotam Ancient temple, Metoq Kamenicë Church, Palavli Marmiroi church, Pashaliman St. Athanasius' Church, Pecë St. Mary's Monastery Church, Piqeras St. Demetrius' Monastery Church, Qeparo Gjin Aleksi's Mosque St. George's Monastery, Sarandë Forty Saints Monastery, Sarandë St. Athanasius' Church, Sopik St. Marina's Cave, Vagalat St. Mary's Monastery, Zvërnec

Mosques in Albania
Present Day Mosques	Baitul Awal Mosque Bazaar Mosque Clock Mosque Ebu Beker Mosque Et'hem Bey Mosque Fatih Mosque, Durrës Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mosque Fier Mosque Great Mosque of Durrës Great Mosque of Tirana Hysen Pasha Mosque King Mosque, Berat King Mosque, Elbasan Kokonozi Mosque Kubelie Mosque Parrucë Mosque Tanners' Mosque
Historic Mosques	Allajbegi's Mosque Bachelors' Mosque Bazaar Mosque Fethiye Mosque Fort Mosque Hajji Bendo Mosque Lead Mosque, Berat Lead Mosque, Shkodër Mirahori Mosque Muradie Mosque Naziresha Mosque Red Mosque Selimie Mosque Sulejman Pasha Mosque Teqe Mosque White Mosque
Sufi Tekkes	Halveti Rüfai Sheh Dyrri Dollme Frashër Martanesh Zall
Category Islam in Albania Mosques by country

Ali Pasha of Ioannina
Family	Muhtar Pasha Veli Bey Veli Pasha Kyra Vassiliki
Politics	Pashalik of Yanina Battle of Nicopolis Souliote Wars 1789–1793 1803 Greek War of Independence
Buildings	Butrint Castle Fethiye Mosque Hajji Bendo Mosque Ioannina Castle Libohovë Castle Parga Castle Porto Palermo Castle Saint Andrew Castle Saint George's Castle Tepelena Castle Veli Pasha Mosque
Other	Albanian Pashaliks Alipashiad Ali Pascha von Janina Spoonmaker's Diamond The Lion of Yanina The Traitor's Niche Zalongo Dance
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