Hawzah News Agency (Tirana, Albania) - Inaugurated by the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Albanian counterpart Bujar Nishani, the construction project of the Grand Mosque 'Namazgja' in Tirana is continuing faster than it was imagined.

The mosque that costs around 30 million euros and financed by the Turkey's Presidency of Religious Affairs 'Diyanet' will have enough room for 5.000 people to pray at a time on an area of 20.000 square metres.

Up until now, believers have been praying outside the doors of the mosques, due to their small spaces. Meanwhile, during religious holidays, believers pray in the main square of Tirana.

The mosque, one of the biggest in the Balcan, will be part of an Islamic complex in the heart of Tirana, which is set to house conference and exhibition halls, libraries and museums. The site is located near landmark Catholic and Orthodox cathedrals.

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