Varosh maalo

Varosh maalo is an old neighborhood in Kumanovo, Republic of Macedonia. In it is located Eski Mosque which was built by the Ottomans. It was built by Tatar Said-Beg in 1751. The mosque has 3 spires and minarets. One of the spires is in the form of a cross. Because of this artefact Jovan Hadzi-Vasiljevich presumes that the mosque is built on a place of an old church or materials were brought from a church in order for the mosque to be built.

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