Šarena Džamija
Xhamija e Pashës
Alaca Camii
Painted Mosque
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
LocationTetovo, North Macedonia
Geographic coordinates42°0′21″N 20°58′0″E / 42.00583°N 20.96667°E / 42.00583; 20.96667
Architecture
Architect(s)Isak Bey
TypeMosque
StyleOttoman Architecture
Completed1438; 586 years ago (1438)
Specifications
Length10 m
Width10 m
Minaret(s)1
MaterialsNatural stones and colours

Šarena Džamija, (Macedonian: Шарена Џамија; Albanian: Xhamia e Larme; Turkish: Alaca Cami) meaning Decorated Mosque in English but also variably translated as Painted Mosque, is a mosque located near the Pena River in Tetovo, North Macedonia. The mosque was originally built in 1438 and later rebuilt in 1833 by Abdurrahman Pasha. Unlike other mosques of the Classical Ottoman period, the Šarena Mosque is more characteristic of traditional mosques in Anatolia, as it was constructed before the conquest of Constantinople, when Byzantine-influenced mosque domes became the standard design.[1]

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