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Kapllan Pasha Tomb

Coordinates: 41°19′40″N 19°49′18″E / 41.32778°N 19.82167°E / 41.32778; 19.82167
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Tomb of Kapllan Pasha
Tyrbja e Kapllan Pashës
LocationRruga 28 Nëntori
Tirana, Albania
Coordinates41°19′40″N 19°49′18″E / 41.32778°N 19.82167°E / 41.32778; 19.82167
Built1817
Designated1948

The Kapllan Pasha Tomb (Albanian: Tyrbja e Kapllan Pashës) is a Muslim Türbe built in 1817 in the center of Tirana, Albania.[1] The government of Albania declared it a Cultural Monument of the first category in 1948.[2] Its 8 columns are made of carved stone, placed on an octagonal-shaped stone base, and capped with octagonal shape capitals. The former Ottoman ruler of Tirana was interned here in the 19th century, but his remains were later repatriated to Istanbul, Turkey.

It stood next to the Sylejman Pasha Mosque, which was destroyed during World War II[3] and is not to be confused with the Suleyman Pasha Tomb. It was restored by the Municipality of Tirana in 1985.

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  1. ^ "Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status". Republic of Albania National Committee for Cult. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  2. ^ "Monumental Tomb Kapllan Pasha". Archived from the original on 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  3. ^ "Tomb of Kaplan Pasha (Tyrbe e Kapllan Pasha) | Visit Albania".