King_Mosque,_Berat Knowpia

King Mosque
King Mosque
Native name; Albanian: Xhamia Mbret
Location	Berat, Albania
Coordinates	40°42′20″N 19°57′08″E / 40.7056°N 19.9521°E
Built	1492
Cultural Monument of Albania

The King Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Mbretit or Xhamia e Hynqarit), also known as the Sultan's Mosque (Xhamia e Sulltanit) or Sultan Bayezid Mosque, is a mosque and a Cultural Monument in Berat City, Berat County, Albania.

The mosque was built in the 15th century by the Ottoman sultan Bayezid II for the local Albanian population.^[1] The King mosque became a Cultural Monument in 1948.^[2]

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^ Beratculture. "Xhamia Mbret". Retrieved 7 November 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status". Republic of Albania National Committee for Cult. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

[1] Beratculture. "Xhamia Mbret". Retrieved 7 November 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status". Republic of Albania National Committee for Cult. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

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King Mosque
Native name Albanian: Xhamia Mbret

Location	Berat, Albania
Coordinates	40°42′20″N 19°57′08″E / 40.7056°N 19.9521°E / 40.7056; 19.9521
Built	1492

Cultural Monument of Albania

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