Fier Mosque
The Mosque of Fier (Albanian: Xhamia e Fierit) is a historic Albanian mosque in the town of Fier, Albania. It is not to be confused with the Ottoman-era mosque in another part of the city.
| Mosque of Fier | |
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Xhamia e Fierit | |
 Reconstructed modernist Mosque of Fier | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Fier, Albania |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Islamic, Ottoman, |
The Mosque of Fier is one of the largest mosques in Albania and is a visitors' attraction of Fier town. It was built in 2005 after the mass-destruction of houses of worship in Fier under the dictator Enver Hoxha, who disbanded all forms of worship except to that to himself.[1]
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