Bachelors' Mosque
Xhamia e Beqarëve
A small 19th-century mosque on the bank of the Mangalem river, its exterior covered in painted floral motifs. It was built for the town's unmarried shop assistants and craftsmen.
Bachelors' Mosque was built in 1827 along the river side of Mangalem. The ground floor houses shops, and the prayer hall sits above. The outer gallery and walls are decorated with brightly colored floral and architectural patterns, which stand out vividly among the white houses. It was originally built for unmarried male shop assistants and craftsmen working in the town, which gave it its name. The exterior can be admired on its own, and it serves as a foreground landmark for photographs of the 'Thousand Windows' taken from the riverbank.
Opening hours
Exterior visible all day
Nearby sights
- Republic Boulevard & Evening Xhiro
- Mangalem Quarter
- King Mosque & Halveti Tekke
- Ethnographic Museum of Berat
- St. Michael's Church, Berat
- Gorica Quarter
- Lead Mosque, Berat
- Berat Castle