Sultan Murat II Mosque (Serbian: Џамија Султан Мурат II, romanized: Džamija Sultan Murat II) is the biggest mosque in Rožaje and the biggest mosque in Montenegro. It was built at the same time as the nearby fortress by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Murat II[1] in 1450. It was rebuilt in 2008.[2]
| Sultan Murat II Mosque | |
|---|---|
 Sultan Murat II Mosque at the end of the latest reconstruction | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Rožaje, Montenegro |
| Geographic coordinates | 42°50′40″N 20°10′00″E / 42.8445°N 20.1668°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Ottoman architecture |
| Completed | 1450 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | 5 |
| Minaret(s) | 2 |
| Materials | bricks |
Reconstructions
editPrimarily, it was built in the style of old houses in Rožaje in 1450 and then reconstructed by the Islamic Council in 1967. The mosque has a turbe, built by the order of Hurshid-pasha Bagdadli in 1854 on the tomb of Muhamed Užičanin, a famous Bosniak writer and fighter for justice, who was murdered by janissaries in 1750 in the village of Balotići in Rožaje as evidenced by the inscription in verses dedicated to him.[3]
Present form
editIn 2005, the ambassador of Turkey in Serbia and Montenegro Servet Oktem donated 65.000€ to the President of the municipality of Rožaje for the reconstruction of the Sultan Murat II Mosque.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Rožaje". Photo Montenegro. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ Nielsen, Jørgen S.; Nielsen, Jørgen; Akgönül, Samim; Alibasi, Ahmet; Racius, Egdunas (12 October 2012). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 4. ISBN 978-9004225213. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ Asmir Ceman (2001). "Stare rozajske dzamije (Old Rozajske Mosque)". Angelfire. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "TURSKA POMAŽE OBNOVU DŽAMIJE U ROŽAJAMA — Bosnjaci.Net".
External links
edit- Saša-Abdulah Tolić prešao u Islam i preselio se iz Čačka u Rožaje
- Džematski iftar u haremu džamije Sultana Murata II u Rožajama
- U džamiji Sultan Murat II u Rožajama hutbu održao Ismail ef. Dacić
- Mukabela propraćena video projekcijom
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