Sinan Pasha Mosque (Kaçanik)

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

Sinan Pasha Mosque
Xhamia e Sinan Pashës
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusopen
Location
LocationKaçanik, Kosovo
Geographic coordinates42.20890°N 20.74148°E / 42.20890; 20.74148
Architecture
TypeMosque
Minaret(s)1

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

See also

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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