Kokonozi Mosque
Mosque in Tirana, Albania
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The Kokonozi Mosque, officially the Mosque of Mahmud Agha Kokonozi (Albanian: Xhamia e Mahmut Agë Kokonozit), also known as the New Bazaar Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Pazarit të Ri), is a mosque in Tirana, Albania.[1] It is an Ottoman-era mosque built in 1750 CE and one of the few mosques that survived the Communist dictatorship under the Hoxhaist regime. The mosque's official name is derived from the Ottoman-era title of Agha.
| Kokonozi Mosque | |
|---|---|
Xhamia e Mahmut Agë Kokonozit | |
The mosque in 2017 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
Mosque
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| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Tirana, Central Albania |
| Country | Albania |
  Location of the mosque in Albania | |
 Interactive map of Kokonozi Mosque | |
| Coordinates | 41°19′48.5″N 19°49′30″E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Islamic architecture |
| Style | Ottoman |
| Completed | 1750 CE |
| Website | |
| xhamiakokonozit | |
In 1966, the Kokonozi Mosque was closed and transformed into a food storehouse, and later it was used as a tobacco store. The Kokonozi Mosque was reopened on 18 February 1991.
