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The Great Mosque of Tirana (Albanian: ''Xhamia e Madhe e Tiranës'') or Namazgâh Mosque (''Xhamia e Namazgjasë'') is a mosque which is currently being built in Tirana, capital of Albania. When completed, it will be the largest mosque in the Balkans. == History == After the fall of communism in Albania, in 1991, Albanian Muslims often have complained about being discriminated: While two cathedrals for Catholics and the Eastern Orthodox were built, as of 2015 the Moslem Albanians still have no central mosque and have to pray on the streets. In 1992, then president, Sali Berisha, laid the first stone of a mosque to be constructed near Namazgja square, close to the parliament, however construction was never completed after the speaker of parliament, Pjetër Arbnori, a Catholic, contested the plans.〔 The decision of building the mosque was taken in 2010, by then mayor of Tirana, Edi Rama.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New Mosque Plan Catches Albania Muslims Off Guard )〕 The building of the mosque is considered necessary because there are already 114 churches but only 8 mosques (from 28 in 1967). During Islamic holidays, the Skanderbeg Square is filled with Moslem worshippers, because the Ethem Bey mosque has a capacity of only 60 persons. Rain makes Friday sermons impossible. The mosque is foreseen to have four minarets of 50 m high, while the central dome will have a height of 30 meters. The first floor of the mosque will include a cultural center and other facilities. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Great Mosque of Tirana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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