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MUSTAFA-PACHA MOSQUE

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Prohor Pčinski, Skopje, Northern Macedonia
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2024
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Located next to the Museum of Northern Macedonia, this mosque (Мустафа-Пашина Џамија/Mustafa-Pašina Džamija, Xhamia e Mustafa Pashës) is the largest and most beautiful in Stara Čaršija. It was built in 1492 as part of a donation from Mustafa Pasha, vizier (minister) to the sultans Bayezid II and Selim I. Situated on a small hill, it dominates the old Ottoman town with its 47 m-high minaret. The mosque was once part of a complex comprising a medersa (Koranic school) and an imaret (hospice). It was severely damaged during the 1963 earthquake, and its restoration was only completed in 2011 with financial assistance from Turkey. The building's architecture is simple. It has a square base and a dome 16.3 m in diameter. The ashlar and brick walls are pierced by multiple openings. The white marble porch is supported by four marble columns and covered by three small domes. At the entrance is the mausoleum (türbe) of Ima, Mustafa Pasha's daughter, the fountain for the ablutions of the faithful and the remains of the medersa and imaret. The garden contains the tombs of religious figures and rose beds. The interior is painted with floral motifs and decorated with sculptures. It also features panels bearing calligraphy of the names of Allah, Muhammad and the first four caliphs who succeeded the Prophet (Abu Bakr As-Siddiq, Omar ibn al-Khattâb, Othmân ibn Affân and Ali ibn Abi Talib).

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baud8
Visited in june 2019
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Très belle mosquée
Très belle mosquée que l'on peut visiter gratuitement. La visite permet d'en apprendre plus sur l'histoire de la capitale macédonienne
alboon
Visited in march 2019
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Grande mosquée avec un imposant minaret au sommet d'un petit parc, proche de la forteresse.
svoyage
Visited in july 2018
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Nous avons pu entrer dans la mosquée pour la visiter. Elle mérite le détour. Pour y accéder il faut monter dans les petites rues de Skopje.
Visited in may 2017
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Une grande mosquée de Skopje, l'entrée est gratuite et facile, incontournable.

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