Telelka Mosque

Telelka Mosque
Xhamia e Telelkave
The former mosque with the missing minaret on the right, in 2021
Religion
Affiliation	Islam (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque (15th century–1967)
Status	Inactive (as a mosque)
Location
Location	Berat
Country	Albania
Interactive map of Telelka Mosque
Architecture
Type	Islamic architecture
Style	Ottoman
Founder	Ibrahim Pasha Vlora
Completed	c. 18th century
Minaret	1 (since destroyed)
Cultural Monument of Albania
Official name	Ibrahim Pasha Mosque

The Telelka Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Telelkave), also known as the Ibrahim Pasha Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Ibrahim Pashës), is a former mosque, located in Berat, Albania. The former mosque was designated as a Cultural Monument of Albania.^[when?]

Overview

The former mosque was built by the Ottoman-era governor Ibrahim Pasha Vlora at the end of the 18th century and rebuilt in 1852. In 1967, during the communist dictatorship of Enver Hoxha, the minaret of the mosque was destroyed and the building repurposed as a wood factory.^[1] The former mosque is located exactly between the Lead and the King mosques.

The former mosque is still used as a wood workshop. The person who used it was rented out of the muftiate which belongs to the Muslim Community of Albania (KMSH).^[2]

See also

• Europe portal
• Islam portal

• Islam in Albania
• List of mosques in Albania
• List of Religious Cultural Monuments of Albania

References

1. Mikel Kiel's book for Ottoman architecture in Albania, when talking about Berat, mentioning a mosque named Ibrahim Pasha.
2. "Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status". Republic of Albania National Committee for Culture. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2010.