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In 1967, Lead Mosque was closed down, just like the other religious institutions, after the anti-religious communist leader Enver Hoxha declared Albania an atheist state. Unlike many mosques that were destroyed during this time, it survived from the communist regime, probably because it was declared a Cultural Monument in 1948.
The fortress was built in 1780 under Ottoman rule (later Hejaz vilayet) to protect the Kaaba in Mecca from bandits and invaders. [1] [2] The fort covered some 23,000 m 2 (250,000 sq ft) on Bulbul Mountain [3] (a spur of Jebel Kuda) overlooking the Masjid al-Haram from the south.
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Among the exhibits are two enormous solid gold candleholders, each weighing 48 kg and mounted with 6,666 cut diamonds, a present of Sultan Abdülmecid I to the Kaaba in the holy city of Mecca. They were brought back to Istanbul shortly before the Ottoman Empire lost control over Mecca.
During the era of Ottoman rule, the territory of modern Saudi Arabia was divided between the following entities: Ottoman provinces and emirates: Sharifate of Mecca (968–1916; Ottoman control 1517–1803; 1841–1916) Egypt Eyalet (1517–1701; 1813–40) Jeddah Eyalet (1701–1813; 1840–1872) Hejaz vilayet (1872–1918) Lahsa Eyalet (1560 ...
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The Kaaba and Masjid al-Haram depicted on a talismanic shirt, 16th or early 17th century. The Qur'an contains several verses regarding the origin of the Kaaba. It states that the Kaaba was the first House of Worship for mankind, and that it was built by Ibrahim and Ismail on Allah's instructions: [39] [40] [41]
Ottoman-style door of the mosque. The King Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia Mbret or Xhamia e Hynqarit, Turkish: Hünkâr Camii) or Sultan Bayezid Mosque (Xhamia e Sulltan Bajazitit) is a historical Ottoman-era mosque within the Ottoman Elbasan Castle in the town of Elbasan, Albania. The mosque was built by Sultan Bayazid II around 1482–1485.