Lead Mosque — Attraction in Shkodër Municipality

Only good for a historical visit and to pray one or two Salah.

You won't find any Toilet in here, which is a very big deal. No place to do wadu, just a tap installed, which make it quite difficult to perform Wadu.

The Masjid (Mosque) itself is also not well maintained or should I say, preserved. The carpet, the interior, the exterior are in extreme poor condition.

Furthermore, because of the river nearby and the standing water around the Masjid, you will be greeted with number of mosquitoes.

On the plus side, I was greeted with a local man, who lives right beside the Masjid. And then I experienced the very best piece of Hospitality ever. He invited me home and while I used the Toilet and performed Wadu, he prepared the whole lunch for me, he was even about to Slaughter his duck to make food for me, which I have to stop him forcefully though 🙈😂🤣. Then he gave me pomegranate, grapes, apples from his...

The Lead Mosque was built in 1773 by the Albanian pasha Mehmed Bushati of the noble Bushati family. It’s one of the famous highlights of Shkoder. You can see the mosque clearly while in Rozafa Castle. Believed that the mosque was built in a land that was owned by Christians. The Lead Mosque has been described as one of the 50 most beautiful monuments in the world and is the largest Ottoman-style mosque...

Highly recommended! The Lead Mosque is located under the castle of Rozafa, was built in 1774 by Mehmet Pashë Bushati.The name was given because of the roof of the mosque, which is made from lead plates. The mosque is the perfect example of the ottoman architecture, according to an article published on the Huffington Post. The Lead Mosque, locally known as the Xhamia e Plumbit, is ranked 37th in the...