Teqe Mosque

The Teqe Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Teqes) is a mosque in Gjirokastër, Albania. It is a Cultural Monument of Albania.^[1]

Teqe Mosque
Native name Xhamia e Teqes (Albanian)
Location	Gjirokastër, Albania
Built	17th century
Cultural Monument of Albania
Type	under protection
Criteria	I
Designated	1973
Part of	1886 10 June 1973
Reference no.	GJ157

It was described by famed explorer Evliya Çelebi in the 17th century, but its current form is the work of an Ahmet Çelebi in 1773.^[2] An inscription dates it to 1732 to 1733 (Hijri year 1145). Though named Teqe by its first descriptor, the locals call it Mesh Mosque. Still standing in 1967 and originally slated for demolition soon after, it was reprieved with cultural monument status in 1973.

Aerial view