Mustafa Pasha Mosque
{{short description|Ottoman-era mosque in the Old Bazaar of Skopje, North Macedonia}}
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| name = Mustafa Pasha Mosque
Мустафа-пашина џамија
Xhamia e Mustafa Pashës
Mustafa Paşa Camii
| location = Skopje, North Macedonia
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| religious_affiliation = Islam
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| architecture_type = mosque
| architecture_style = Islamic, Late Classical Ottoman
| year_completed = {{start date and age|1492}}
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Mustafa Pasha Mosque ({{langx|mk|Мустафа-пашина џамија}}; {{Langx|sq|Xhamia e Mustafa Pashës}}; {{langx|tr|Mustafa Paşa Camii}}) is an Ottoman-era mosque located in the Old Bazaar of Skopje, North Macedonia.
History
The structure stands on a plateau above the old bazaar, built in 1492 by Çoban Mustafa Pasha, who later became vizier on the court of Sultan Selim I (1512-1520).{{cite news |title=Mustafa Pasha Mosque |url=http://haemus.org.mk/mustafa-pasha-mosque/ |access-date=3 April 2021 |publisher=HAEMUS : Center for scientific research and promotion of culture}} The mosque is largely intact from its original state, and no additions have been made through the years. The body of Umi, the daughter of Mustafa Pasha, is entombed in the türbe next to the mosque. The mosque has a rose garden.{{cite news|last=Evans|first=Sara|date=30 October 2012|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/macedonia/articles/Skopje-Macedonia-a-cultural-city-guide/|title=Skopje, North Macedonia: a cultural city guide|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2 April 2025}}
The mosque had to undergo some reconstruction works due to an earthquake occurred in 1963. A five-year renovation of the mosque, funded by the Turkish government, was completed in August 2011.{{Cite web |url=http://www.build.mk/?p=8929 |title=build.mk |access-date=18 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314083153/http://www.build.mk/?p=8929 |archive-date=14 March 2016|url-status=dead }}
Architecture
The mosque was constructed with a Constantinople architectural style. Its dome has a diameter of 16.3 meters. Its minaret stands at a height of 47 meters. The marble plaque above its front door contains Arabic texts.{{cite web|url=https://macedonia-timeless.com/eng/about/about/did-you-know/mustafa-pasha-mosque/|title=Mustafa Pasha Mosque|website=Macedonia Timeless|access-date=2 April 2025}}
Gallery
File:Mezquita Mustafa Pasha, Skopie, Macedonia, 2014-04-17, DD 62.JPG
File:Skopje - Mustapha Pascha Moschee.jpg|Historical image of Mustafa Pasha Mosque
File:Die große Mosche in Üsküp - Albert Reich.JPG
File:Interior of Mustafa Pasa Mosque - Old Town (Carsija) - Skopje - Macedonia - 01.jpg|Interior
File:MUSTAFA PASHA`s MOSQUE - detail of the wooden door of the entrance.jpg|Entrance door
File:Door detail from Mustafa Pasha´s Mosque 3.JPG|Entrance door
File:Mustafa Pasa Dzamija (21).jpg
File:Grave tomb in the backyard of Mustafa Pasha`s Mosque.JPG|Old gravestone inscribed with the shahada
References
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Category:Ottoman mosques in North Macedonia
Category:Buildings and structures in Skopje
Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1492