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Sinan Pasha Mosque (Kaçanik)

Coordinates: 42°13′40″N 21°15′27″E / 42.227721°N 21.257448°E / 42.227721; 21.257448
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Sinan Pasha Mosque
Xhamia e Sinan Pashës
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusopen
Location
LocationKaçanik, Kosovo
Geographic coordinates42°13′40″N 21°15′27″E / 42.227721°N 21.257448°E / 42.227721; 21.257448
Architecture
TypeMosque
Completed1595; 429 years ago (1595)
Minaret(s)1

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

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

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References

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  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.