Gurthamel was set up eight years ago, work today began on construction of the central mosque in Pristina

This has been disclosed by the Islamic Community of Kosovo, through a Facebook announcement.

“Chairman of the Islamic Community of Kosovo Mufti Naim Eph. Ternava has closely followed the start of work on the construction of the Central Mosque in Pristina. He congratulates all believers on the start of building this much needed and long-awaited mosque for all believers”, said BIK's announcement.

The central mosque, whose location is in the neighbourhood “dania” near the Kosovo Telekom facility, had become the topic of discussion between the Islamic Community of Kosovo and the Pristina Community for issuing permission for starting construction.

Construction of this mosque had preceded a series of protests by the Muslim community, which had demanded that this cult be built in front of the cathedral “Mother Teresa” in the court of the Philological faculty.

But after consultations between Pristina chairman and Kosovo's Islamic Community chief officer, consensus has been reached for the mosque to be built in the Ulpiana neighbourhood.

This mosque will be financed and built by the Turkish Islamic Community, while its cost is estimated to be 35m to 40m euros..