The second largest mosque in Europe (after the one in Rome) has been inaugurated in Albania by the Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (who financed it).

There are of course gorgeous mosques here, too ‒ Berat’s great example of the religious tolerance that Albania is so good at. Take a day trip from here to Osumit Canyon where you can wade through the ...

Associated Press. TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Turkey’s president has traveled to Albania’s capital to inaugurate a Turkish-funded mosque as part of a trip to boost ties and discuss regional issues.

Erdogan will inaugurate the Great Mosque of Tirana, the largest mosque in the Balkans, which has been paid for by Turkey. Some 600 Turkish companies employ more than 15,000 people in Albania ...

Demolished by Albania’s former communist government, the mosque was renovated in 1995 (with, reportedly, funds provided by Saudi Arabia). The low point of the stroll, surprisingly enough, was ...

A knife-wielding man attacked worshippers at a mosque in Albania's capital Tirana on Monday, police said, wounding five people. It is believed to be the first such incident inside a place of worship ...

But Albania is so much more than a comparison to another destination; this is a holiday for history lovers, the curious and the open-minded. There are the murals and mosques of the capital, Tirana ...

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Turkey’s president traveled Thursday to Albania’s capital to inaugurate a Turkish-funded mosque with 50-meter-high (160-foot-high)… ...

Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Turkey’s president has traveled to Albania’s capital to inaugurate a Turkish-funded mosque as part of a trip to ...

Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Turkey’s president has traveled to Albania’s capital to inaugurate a Turkish-funded mosque as part of a trip to boost ties and discuss regional issues ...

TIRANA, Albania — Turkey’s president traveled Thursday to Albania’s capital to inaugurate a Turkish-funded mosque with 50-meter-high (160-foot-high) minarets as part of a trip to boost ties ...