Hadžijska Mosque

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.

Hadžijska Mosque
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Location
Location	Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Ottoman architecture
Completed	1541 / 1561
Specifications
Dome(s)	1
Minaret(s)	1

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

• Timeline of Islamic history
• Islamic architecture
• Islamic art
• List of mosques

References

1. daenet d.o.o. "Sarajevo Official Web Site : Cultural and Historic Heritage of the City of Sarajevo". sarajevo.ba. Archived from the original on 2015-09-11.
2. daenet d.o.o. "Grad Sarajevo : Islamski sakralni objekti". sarajevo.ba. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2015-09-05.