(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday attended the opening of the Balkan's largest mosque in Albanian capital Tirana.
"As Turkey we saw Albania and our brothers in here as part of our hearts," Erdogan said at the inauguration of Preze Castle mosque. "Today also we regard all of our brothers in Albania and Balkans as our inseparable part."
The 10,000 square meters (108,000 square foot) mosque near the Albanian parliament will be able to hold 4,500 worshippers.
Albania is a Muslim-majority country with a population of around three million people.
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