# Xhamia e Pazarit Kruje

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The Xhamia e Pazarit Kruje stands in the southern part of Kruja’s Old Bazaar, connecting worship with historic trade. An inscription places its construction around 1553 to 1554. Murat Bey, son of Nasuh Bey, commissioned the mosque during the Ottoman period, outside Kruja’s fortress walls. Another inscription records reconstruction in 1837 to 1838 after structural deterioration. Stone walls, wooden elements and tiled roofing adapt the building to sloping, uneven ground. The mosque has three principal parts: prayer hall, portico and minaret. Inside, a semicircular mihrab marks the southern wall, while a wooden minbar and balcony occupy the prayer hall. Five western windows and four southern windows illuminate the hall. The wider portico opens toward the bazaar through a wooden colonnade, while its roof continues across the prayer hall. Seven wooden openings shape the portico’s northern side. Together, the minaret, shared roof and open portico give the mosque a clear presence within Kruja’s bazaar. The building’s layout shows Ottoman religious architecture working with local materials and difficult terrain. Its wooden staircase leads toward the minaret from the balcony. The southern mihrab indicates the direction of Mecca within the prayer hall. The Xhamia e Pazarit Kruje brings stone, timber, tiles and inscriptions together within Kruja’s historic bazaar.

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