A young girl praying at the Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina


Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque is a mosque in the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Built in the 16th century, it is the largest historical mosque in Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of the most representative Ottoman structures in the Balkans. Having been Sarajevo's central mosque since the days of its construction, today it also serves as the main congregational mosque of the Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the Bascarsija neighborhood in the Stari Grad municipality and, being one of the main architectural monuments in the town, is regularly visited by tourists.


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Location: Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque, Saraci 8, Sarajevo 71000, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe
Photo credit: © DE ROCKER / Alamy / Afripics
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