Berat is the ninth most populous city of Albania and the seat of Berat County and Berat Municipality. By air, it is 71 kilometres north of Gjirokastër, 70 kilometres west of Korçë, 70 kilometres south of Tirana, and 33 kilometres east of Fier. Berat is located in the south of the country. It is surrounded by mountains and hills, including Tomorr on the east that was declared a national park. The river Osum runs through the city before it empties into the Seman within the Myzeqe Plain. The municipality of Berat was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Berat, Otllak, Roshnik, Sinjë, and Velabisht, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the city Berat. The total population is 62,232 as of the 2023 census, in a total area of 421.6 km2 (162.8 sq mi).
Iljaz Bej Mirahori was an Ottoman Albanian military commander and governor, who served sultan Bayezid II. He founded the town of Korçë in Albania in the 15th century, participated in the Conquest of Constantinople and built the Monastery of St John the Studite there as a mosque.
The Lead Mosque, also known as the Buşatlı Mehmet Pasha Mosque(Xhamia e Mehmet Bushatit), is a historical mosque in Shkodër, northwestern Albania.
The Lead Mosque, also known as the Izgurli Mosque, is a 16th-century historical mosque located in Berat, south-central Albania.
The Sinan Pasha Mosque is an Ottoman-era mosque in the city of Prizren, Kosovo built by the Albanian pasha Sofi Sinan in 1615. The mosque overlooks the main street of Prizren and is a dominant feature in the town's skyline.
The Bazaar Mosque, also known as Memi Bey Mosque, is a mosque located in Gjirokastër, Albania.
The Bachelors' Mosque, formerly known as the Sylejman Pasha Mosque, is a Cultural Monument in Berat City, Berat County, Albania. It became a Cultural Monument in 1961.
Hysen Pasha Mosque or Clock Mosque(Xhamia e Sahatit) is a Cultural Monument of Albania, located in Berat. 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.
The Red Mosque is a ruined mosque in Berat Castle, Berat, Albania. It is a Cultural Monument of Albania since 1961.
The White Mosque, also known as Sultan Bayezid II. Mosque, is a ruined mosque in Berat Castle, Berat, Albania. From the small, roughly square mosque there are still about a meter high foundation walls and the base of the minaret, a little over two meters high. It was built with white limestone in 1417, and was destroyed sometime in the 19th century after a local uprising against the Ottoman Empire's Tanzimat reforms.
The Fatih Mosque, also known alternately as Xhamia e vogël and Xhamia e vjetër is a Cultural Monument of Albania, located in Durrës. It was built in 1502, the year after the Turkish conquest of the city, and named for the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, (Sulltan Mehmet Fatihu). Closed by the Communist authorities under Enver Hoxha, the mosque became a cultural monument in 1973. Its minaret was torn down but rebuilt in a simpler style after the Communist dictatorship ended.
The King Mosque or Sultan Bayezid Mosque is a historical Ottoman-era mosque within the Ottoman Elbasan Castle in the town of Elbasan, Albania.
The Teqe Mosque is a mosque in Gjirokastër, Albania. It is a Cultural Monument of Albania.
The Muradie Mosque or Lead Mosque is a Cultural Monument of Albania, located in Vlorë. The mosque was built in 1537 by the famous Ottoman Turkish architect Mimar Sinan during the rule of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. The construction was completed in 1542 AD.
Allajbegi's Mosque is a historical Cultural Monument of Albania, located in Burim (Allajbegi), Dibër County. The mosque was built before 1578. It became a Cultural Monument in 1970.
The Bazaar Mosque, also known as Murad Bey mosque(Xhamia Muratbeu) or Varosh mosque(Xhamia e Varoshit), is a historic mosque in Krujë, Albania. It was built in 1533 and is a Cultural Monument of Albania today. It is situated in the historic bazaar of Kruje, known as Akce Hisar in Ottoman times. Built by Ottoman Albanian beys, the mosque got closed during the Communist dictatorship and its typical minaret got torn down. The mosque was reopened in 1991.
The Abdurrahman Pasha Mosque, also known as the Clock Mosque and historically as the Old Peqin Mosque is a Cultural Monument of Albania, located in Peqin.
The Ibrahim Pasha Mosque, also known as the Telelka Mosque(Xhamia e Telelkave), is a historic Ottoman-era mosque in Berat, Albania. It is a national Cultural Monument of Albania.
The Imperial Mosque, also known as King's Mosque, is an Ottoman mosque located in Pristina, Kosovo. It was built in 1461 by Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror. The inscription written in Arabic alphabet in six rows which is situated in the entry portal as the exact date of construction provides the year 1461, according to the Gregorian calendar, i.e. Hijra 865 year according to the Islamic calendar.
The Pirinaz Mosque is a mosque located in Pristina, Kosovo. It was built in the second half of the 16th century and was founded by Piri Nazir who served as Vezir under two Ottoman Sultans. The Pirinaz Mosque is made of the same stone as the Imperial Mosque but its construction began 100 years later. This mosque represents an important cultural value, which is further increased by the belief that Prince Lazar's remains were buried on the location of today's Pirinaz Mosque with the permission of Sultan Bayezid, son and successor of Murat, who died in the Battle of Kosovo in 1389. Later on, Lazar's remains were moved to Ravanica Monastery in Serbia. Furthermore, the local legend has it that "Stone of Lazar" located in the garden of Pirinaz Mosque was used to behead Prince Lazar. However, the real circumstances encompassing Lazar's death, remain unknown.
