Hysen Pasha Mosque

Hysen Pasha Mosque
Native name Albanian: Xhamia e Hysen Pashës
Hussein Pasha Mosque with its old minaret
Location	Berat
Built	1670

Cultural Monument of Albania

Hysen Pasha Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Hysen Pashës) or Clock Mosque (Xhamia e Sahatit) is a Cultural Monument of Albania, located in Berat.^[1] It was built in 1670 by Hussein Pasha. It is named Clock Mosque because in 1870 the Ottomans built a clock tower next to it. The clock tower was destroyed during the Communist dictatorship in 1967. The mosque also got destroyed with the minaret being the only part left over. After the end of Communism the mosque got renovated.

References

↑ "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.

Mosques in Albania

Present Day Mosques	Bejtyl Evel Mosque Clock Mosque Ebu Beker Mosque Et'hem Bey Mosque Fatih Mosque, Durrës Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mosque Fier Mosque Gjirokastër 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, Lezhë Lead Mosque, Berat Lead Mosque, Shkodër Iliaz Mirahori Mosque, Korçë Muradie Mosque Naziresha Mosque Red Mosque, Berat Selimie Mosque Sulejman Pasha Mosque White Mosque, Berat

Sufi Tekkes	Halveti Rüfai Sheh Dyrri Dollme Frashër Martanesh Zall

Category Islam in Albania Mosques by country

Berat

Landmarks	Berat National Ethnographic Museum Berat Castle St. Mary of Blachernae Church Lead Mosque Red Mosque White Mosque Bachelors' Mosque St. Michael's Church Hysen Pasha Mosque Telelka Mosque Halveti Teqe Rüfai Teqe Holy Trinity Church St. Theodore's Church King Mosque Dormition Cathedral

Culture	Lajmëtari i Beratit Dielli i Tomorrit

Religious Cultural Monuments in Berat County

Berat	King Mosque Red Mosque White Mosque Bachelors' Mosque Lead Mosque Hysen Pasha Mosque Telelka Mosque Halveti Teqe Rüfai Teqe St. Michael's Church Holy Trinity Church St. Mary of Blachernae Church St. Theodore's Church Dormition Cathedral

Other towns	St. Mary's Church, Mbreshtan Annunciation Church, Kozarë St. Nicholas' Church, Perondi St. Demetrius' Church, Drobonik St. Demetrius' Church, Poliçan

Coordinates: 40°42′22″N 19°56′25″E / 40.70611°N 19.94028°E / 40.70611; 19.94028

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