Hadžijska Mosque Explained

Building Name:Hadžijska Mosque
Location:Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Religious Affiliation:Sunni Islam
Architecture Type:Mosque
Architecture Style:Ottoman architecture
Year Completed:1541 / 1561
Dome Quantity:1
Minaret Quantity: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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sarajevo Official Web Site : Cultural and Historic Heritage of the City of Sarajevo. daenet d.o.o.. sarajevo.ba. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150911225947/http://www.sarajevo.ba/en/stream.php?kat=137. 2015-09-11.
  2. Web site: Grad Sarajevo : Islamski sakralni objekti. daenet d.o.o.. sarajevo.ba. 2015-09-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310023027/http://sarajevo.ba/ba/article.php?pid=14. 2016-03-10. dead.