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Naziresha Mosque

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “cultural monument of albania”. Today it says “mosque from 1599 located in elbasan”.
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Naziresha Mosque ( Albanian : Xhamia e Nazireshës ) is a Cultural Monument of Albania , located in Elbasan . It was built in 1599 by a Naziresha (Nazire) , the daughter of a Nazır (minister). After being partly damaged in 1920 due to an earthquake (its minaret balcony and part of its typical Albanian roof was destroyed), it became a Cultural Monument in 1948. During a renovation in 2012, the traditional high red tile roof which was standing for several hundred years has been replaced by a lead dome. "Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status" .

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Then

cultural monument of albania

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mosque from 1599 located in elbasan

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