Major Islamic Attractions

First on the list Gazi Husref Bey’s complex, and his list of endowments.

 

Along in this complex you should NOT miss:

  • Gazi Husref bey's Mosque
  • Gazi Husref bey’s Clock Tower (Sahat Kula)
  • Probably the first public toilet in Bosnia, Gazi Husref bey's toilet,
  • Gazi Husref bey’s Kitchen,
  • Gazi Husref bey’s Bezistan (Bazaar),
  • Gazi Husref bey’s Tomb,
  • Gazi Husref bey’s Library,
  • Gazi Husref bey’s Khanqah,
  • Gazi Husref bey’s Madrasah,
  • Gazi Husref bey’s Muwaqqithana, and
  • Gazi Husref bey’s Hammam.
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    Gazi Husrev beys Mosque, fountain

    Gazi Husrev beys Mosque, fountain

     

    Some 100 meters away from Gazi Husref bey’s complex, down the Ferhadija street, you will find the Ferhadija Mosque. Mosque with, most probably, most valuable interior decorations of all mosques in Sarajevo.

     

    Ferhadija Mosque

    Ferhadija Mosque

     

    Emperor's Mosque, built by the founder of Sarajevo, Isa Bey Ishaković. Named in 1462 in honor of emperor of Ottoman empire, Mehmed II Fatih.

     

    One of the oldest mosques, if not the oldest one in Sarajevo, Magribija Mosque, built by Šejh Magribija.

     

    Just one block away from the Magribija Mosque, another one, younger indeed, but maybe the best proportional one in Sarajevo, Ali Pasha Mosque.

     

    Ali-pasha Mosque, interior

    Ali-pasha Mosque, interior

     

    Just outside the old part of the Sarajevo, on the small hill you shall find the most interesting cemetery, the oldest Muslim cemetery in Sarajevo, Alifakovac Cemetery.

     

    Keep in mind that in our Religious Sarajevo section you can find many many other attractive point in ranging four world religions.