Tanners' Mosque
Sunni mosque in Tirana City, Tirana County, Albania
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The Tanners' Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Tabakëve) is a Sunni mosque located near the Tanners' Bridge in Tirana, capital of Albania.
| Tanners' Mosque | |
|---|---|
Xhamia e Tabakëve | |
The mosque in 2005 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
Mosque
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| Leadership | Elvis Naçi (imam) |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Tirana City, Tirana County |
| Country | Albania |
  Location of the mosque in Albania | |
 Interactive map of Tanners' Mosque | |
| Coordinates | 41°19′36″N 19°49′41″E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Islamic architecture |
| Completed | c. 17th – c. 18th century |
| Minaret | 1 |
The mosque was built in the neighborhood of the handicraft-trade Tanners' guild in c. 17th – c. 18th century, during the Ottoman era. It was damaged by a lightning strike in 1927.[1] From 1967 until 1990, the mosque was closed for worship after Albania was declared an atheist state by the Communist government of Enver Hoxha.[2] The Resmja family made improvements on its reopening and continues to care for the mosque.[3][4]
The current imam is Elvis Naçi, a theologian.
