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King Mosque

One of Albania's oldest mosques, from the 1490s, with a wooden ceiling and a dervish lodge beside it.

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Open
Every day, outside prayer times
Price
Free
Time Needed
20 minutes
Address
Mangalem, BeratDirections
Getting There
At the foot of Mangalem.

Why Go

The mosque was built by Sultan Bayezid II and has a carved wooden ceiling. Next door, the Helveti tekke, a dervish lodge, has a richly painted prayer hall.

Nearby in Berat

Mangalem10 min walk · Must-SeeBerat Castle11 min walk · Must-SeeOnufri Iconographic Museum11 min walk · Must-SeeGorica and its bridge12 min walk

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