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Painted Mosque, Tetovo, North Macedonia

Prayer hall with qibla and domed ceiling, at the Painted Mosque, also known as Sarena Szamija, or Alaca Cami, built 1438 by Isak Bay and rebuilt 1833-38 by Abdurrahman Pasha, near the Pena river in Tetovo, North Macedonia. The mosque was financed by Hurshida and Mensure, 2 sisters from Tetovo, and is covered with colourful paintings. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Prayer hall with qibla and domed ceiling, at the Painted Mosque, also known as Sarena Szamija, or Alaca Cami, built 1438 by Isak Bay and rebuilt 1833-38 by Abdurrahman Pasha, near the Pena river in Tetovo, North Macedonia. The mosque was financed by Hurshida and Mensure, 2 sisters from Tetovo, and is covered with colourful paintings. Picture by Manuel Cohen