Church-Mosque of Ulcinj

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The '''Church-Mosque of Ulcinj''' ([[Montenegrin language|Montenegrin]]: ''Crkva-Džamija''; {{langx|sq|Kishë-Xhamia}}), also called Imperial Mosque, Halil Skura Mosque, [[Ulcinj Castle|Kalaja]] Mosque or Church of St. Maria is a former church and mosque located in [[Ulcinj]], [[Montenegro]].<ref>[https://me.visit-montenegro.com/main-cities/ulcinj/ulcinj-tourism/churches/ Vjerski objekti u Ulcinju], Visit Montenegro</ref>

==History== During the rule of the [[Venetian Republic|Venetians]] the Church of St. Maria was built in the [[Ulcinj Castle|Old Town]] in 1510, which was turned into a mosque, Mosque of the [[Selim II|Sultan Selim II]] as soon as the Turks conquered Ulcinj in 1571. It used to be the so-called ''Xhamia Mbretrore'' – Imperial Mosque, as it did not have any [[Wakf]] from which it could have been financed at the beginning, so that its employees were paid from the [[Ottoman Empire|state]] budget. [[Hajji]] Halil Skura added a minaret in 1693 made of nicely cut stone, in the lower part, on a rectangular base, which was made narrower on top. The religious purpose of this mosque ended in 1880, when the [[Principality of Montenegro|Montenegrins]] conquered [[Ulcinj]]. This religious building also had a ''[[Maktab (education)|maktab]]''. All the Ulcinj reises (captains) would gather there when an important decision had to be made.<ref>[https://www.montenegro.travel/objekti/stari-grad,-ulcinj Stari grad Ulcinj], montenegro.travel</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20200216214912/https://waytomonte.com/rs/p-941-fortress-of-ulcinj Tvrđava u Ulcinju]}}, waytomonte.com]</ref>

The building hosts the town museum.{{fact|date=March 2025}}

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[[Category:Former mosques in Montenegro]] [[Category:Mosques converted from churches in the Ottoman Empire]] [[Category:Mosques in Ulcinj]] [[Category:Museums in Montenegro]] [[Category:Ulcinj]] [[Category:Former churches in Montenegro]]