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Mosques and stories

Mosques and stories traces Durrës’s Islamic heritage through historic mosques and their distinctive architectural character. The tour centres on Durrës’s historic prayer sites.

It follows the city’s changing history from the Ottoman period into modern times. Its mosques also appear as living community spaces.

Italian-designed edifices introduce one architectural strand within Durrës’s religious landscape. Ottoman relics preserve an older layer of Durrës’s history.

The tour places religious heritage within a lively Adriatic city where tradition and modern life meet. Stories connect faith, architecture, and community in Durrës.

Stops
4
City
Durrës
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Stops on this tour

  1. Xhamia e Madhe e Durrësit
  2. Xhamia Islame,Plazh
  3. Xhamia Fatih
  4. Xhamia ''Riza Bajrami''

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To walk this tour, open it in the myTuur app and start where you are: the route adapts, and each story begins as you reach its stop. Skip or reorder stops whenever you like. And because the tour works offline, a walk through Durrës keeps going even without a signal.

What is myTuur?

myTuur is a free city-guide app. Its tours are built from spots, and each spot carries a story that starts when you get there, to read or to listen to as you like.