Gjin Aleksi Mosque

Gjin Aleksi Mosque
Native name
Xhamia e Gjin Aleksit (Albanian)
LocationRusan near Delvinë
Coordinates39°57′06″N 20°04′35″E / 39.9518°N 20.0764°E / 39.9518; 20.0764

Gjin Aleksi Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Gjin Aleksit) is a 15th-century mosque in the village of Rusan, near Delvinë, Albania. It is a Cultural Monument of Albania. The mosque is distinguished for the high quality of acoustics that is obtained through casks that are strategically placed in holes in the walls.

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