Hadžijska Mosque

Hadžijska Mosque
Basic information
Location Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Affiliation Islam
Architectural description
Architectural type Mosque
Architectural style Ottoman Architecture
Completed 1561
Specifications
Dome(s) 1
Minaret(s) 1

The Vekil-Harrach or Hadžijska mosque (Bosnian: Vekil-Harač ili Hadžijska džamija) is a mosque in the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in Alifakovac, a neighborhood in Babića bašća local community, one of the oldest urban settlements in Sarajevo.

History

Built between 1541 and 1561 by Gazi Husrev-beg's quartermaster, Vekil-Harrach after whom it was originally named.[1] It was used by pilgrims (hadžije) in the city before their joinery Mecca from here, it was named the Pilgrim’s mosque.[2]

Architecture

It is fenced by a wall, inside which there is a stone fountain, which was renewed at the beginning of the 19th century by Sarajevo judge (kadija) Mustafa Fevzi, which is what the inscription is about.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ daenet d.o.o. "Sarajevo Official Web Site : Cultural and Historic Heritage of the City of Sarajevo". sarajevo.ba.
  2. 1 2 daenet d.o.o. "Grad Sarajevo : Islamski sakralni objekti". sarajevo.ba.

Coordinates: 43°51′31″N 18°26′03″E / 43.8585°N 18.4343°E / 43.8585; 18.4343

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