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The Kubelie Mosque or Kapllan Beu Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Kubelies) is a historic mosque in Kavajë, Albania. This mosque was originally built here in 1735 under the Ottomans by Kapllan Beu. The Old Mosque (Xhamija e Vjetër), stood on the main street of the city, about 70m to the east of the current one. [1] Old Kubelie mosque
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]
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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In 1916, backed by British encouragement and support (as Britain was engaged in World War I against the Ottomans), the Sharif of Mecca, Hussein bin Ali, initiated a pan-Arab revolt against Ottoman rule, aiming to establish a unified Arab state. The Allied victory in World War I marked the end of Ottoman suzerainty and control in Arabia.
After defeating the Mamluks and gaining control of the Mecca and Medina in 1517, the Ottoman sultan Selim I adopted the title. Rather than style himself the Ḥākimü'l- Ḥaremeyn ( Arabic : حَاكِمُ الْحَرَمَيْن , Ruler of the Two Sanctuaries ), he accepted the title Ḫādimü'l-Ḥaremeyn ( Arabic : خَادِمُ ...
This category includes Albanian people who were born in or were active within the Ottoman Empire (1300-1923). Subcategories This category has the following 12 subcategories, out of 12 total.
Ottoman architecture is also found across the empire's provinces, ranging from Eastern Europe to the Middle East to North Africa. [ 251 ] [ 252 ] [ 253 ] Major religious monuments, such as those sponsored by sultan and his family, were typically architectural complexes, known as a külliye , which had multiple elements providing various ...