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Sultan Mehmed II went personally to lead the siege. Shkodra, also known as Shkodër or as Scutari, was both a strategic town and an important region of Albania Veneta.After being held by the Balšić noble family since 1355, Shkodra was briefly taken by the Ottomans in 1393, [15] retaken by Đurađ II Balšić in 1395, then ceded (along with the nearby fortresses of Drivast, Dagnum, and Šas ...
The siege of Scutari, also referred to as the siege of Shkodër [4] (Albanian: Rrethimi i Shkodrës, Serbian: Опсада Скадра), known in Turkish as İşkodra Müdafaası [8] (in Turkish) or İşkodra Savunması, [9] took place from 28 October 1912 to 23 April 1913 when the army of the Kingdom of Montenegro defeated the forces of the Ottoman Empire and invaded Shkodër.
The Ebu Bekër Mosque ( Albanian: Xhamia Ebu Beker ), also known as the New Fushë Çela Mosque ( Albanian: Xhamia e re e Fushë Çela) and sometimes referred to simply as Xhamia e Madhe ( transl. Great Mosque ), is a mosque in Shkodër City, Shkodër County, Albania. The mosque was designed by ARC Architectural Consultants [ 1] and built from ...
mosque. Completed. 1773. South side of the mosque. View from Rozafa Castle. The Lead Mosque ( Albanian: Xhamia e Plumbit ), also known as the Buşatlı Mehmet Pasha Mosque, is a historical mosque in Shkodër, northwestern Albania. It took the name Lead Mosque, because all of its cupolas were covered with lead. [ 1]
The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mosque ( Albanian: Xhamia e Sulltan Mehmet Fatihut ), also known as the St. Stephen's Cathedral of Shkodër in Rozafa ( Albanian: Katedralja e Shën Shtjefnit në Rozafë, Latin: Ecclesia cathedralis Sancti Stephani de Scutaro) is a 13th-century building within the Rozafa Castle near Shkodër, Albania .
Shkodër ( / ˈʃkoʊdər / SHKOH-dər, [ 5] Albanian: [ˈʃkɔdəɾ]; Albanian definite form: Shkodra; historically known as Scodra or Scutari) is the fifth-most-populous city of the Republic of Albania and the seat of Shkodër County and Shkodër Municipality.
Rozafa Castle ( Albanian: Kalaja e Rozafës) or Shkodër Castle ( Albanian: Kalaja e Shkodrës) is a castle near the city of Shkodër, in northwestern Albania. It rises imposingly on a rocky hill, 130 metres (430 ft) above sea level, surrounded by the Buna and Drin rivers. Shkodër is the seat of Shkodër County, and is one of Albania's oldest ...
Ura e Shtrenjtë. / 42.145; 19.658. Ura e Shtrenjtë is a small village in the valley of the river Kir in northern Albania. It was part of the former municipality of Postribë, in Shkodër County. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Shkodër. [1] It is a very small and poor community making a basic living off ...