Lead Mosque, Berat

For other uses, see Lead Mosque (disambiguation).

The Lead Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Plumbit, Turkish: Kurşun Camii), also known as the Izgurli Mosque, is a 16th-century historical mosque located in Berat, south-central Albania.^[1]

Lead Mosque
Native name Xhamia e Plumbit (Albanian)
Location	Berat
Coordinates	40.7045°N 19.9554°E / 40.7045; 19.9554
Cultural Monument of Albania

Its name comes from the lead coating of its sphere-shaped domes.^[1] It was built in the years of 1553 and 1554 by the local nobleman Ahmet Bej Uzgurliu, at the time a vassal of the Skuraj family,^[2] and is currently a Cultural Monument of Albania. Explorer Evliya Çelebi’s description told of carved stones underneath the lead, topping off a complex including a bazaar, madrasa, imaret, school, Turkish bath, and shadirvan. The prayer hall is square with a northern portico and a tall, thin minaret molded in cloisonné where it meets the roof. Many windows light the interior.

See also

• Mosques in Albania
• Berat

Bibliography

• Anamali, Skënder; Prifti, Kristaq (2002). Historia e popullit shqiptar: vëllimi i parë. Tirana: Toena. ISBN 9992716223.