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Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque

The Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque is a Sunni in the city of , . 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.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Sunni
  • Description: Mosque in Sarajevo
  • Also known as: “Begova Dzamija”, “Begova Džamija”, “Gazi Husref-bey (Bey’s) mosque, the architectural ensemble”, and “Gazi Hüsrev Bey Camii”
  • Address: Sarajevo
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sarajevo Clock Tower and Gazi Husrev Bey’s Bezistan.

Photo: eric yeargan, CC BY 2.0.
The is a clock tower in , the capital of . It is located beside Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque and is the tallest of the 21 clock towers erected throughout the country, reaching a height of 30 meters.

Marketplace
Photo: Fingalo, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
Gazi Husrev-beg's bezistan is one of the preserved bezistan in , , from the Ottoman period in the history of the country. Built in 1555 in , bezistan still serves its purpose - trade.

Library
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Gazi-Husrev-beg Library is a public library in , founded in 1537 by the sanjakbey of Bosnia Gazi Husrev-beg during Ottoman rule, it is a part of the larger complex with the Gazi Husrev-beg Medresa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baščaršija and Bistrik.

Suburb
Photo: Dark Apostrophe, Public domain.
is 's old bazaar and the historical and cultural center of the city. was built in the 15th century when Isa-beg Ishaković founded the city.

Suburb
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Neighborhood
Photo: Peretz Partensky, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a neighborhood in , and, since 2008, has been designated as a National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque

Latitude
43.85915° or 43° 51′ 33″ north
Longitude
18.42903° or 18° 25′ 45″ east
Elevation
551 metres (1,808 feet)
Inception
1531
Open location code
8FMWVC5H+MJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 609903435
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
6692549
Wiki­data ID
Q1255835
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Xhamia e Gazi Hysref Beut”
  • Albanian: “Xhamia e Gazi Hysrev-Beut”
  • Arabic: “جامع الغازي خسرو بك”
  • Arabic: “جامع غازي خسرو بك”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qazi Hüsrev bəy məscidi”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qazi Xosrov bəy məscidi”
  • Bengali: “গাজি হুসরেভ-বেগ মসজিদ”
  • Bosnian: “Begova džamija u Sarajevu”
  • Bosnian: “Begova džamija”
  • Bosnian: “Gazi Husrev-begova džamija”
  • Bulgarian: “Гази Хюсрев бей джамия”
  • Croatian: “Begova džamija”
  • Croatian: “Gazi Husrev-begova džamija”
  • Czech: “Gazi Husrev-begova mešita”
  • Dutch: “Gazi-Husrev-Beg-moskee”
  • Dutch: “Gazi-Husrev-Begmoskee”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جامع الغازى خسرو بك”
  • Estonian: “Gazi Husrev-bei mošee”
  • Finnish: “Gazi Husrev-begin moskeija”
  • French: “Gazi Husrev-begova”
  • French: “Gazi Husrevbegova”
  • French: “Gazi-Husrevbegova”
  • French: “Mosquée de Gazi Husrev-bey”
  • French: “Mosquée Husrevbegova”
  • Fulah: “Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque”
  • German: “Gazi Husrev-Beg Moschee”
  • German: “Gazi-Husrev-Beg-Moschee”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Gazi Husrev-beg”
  • Italian: “Moschea di Gazi Husrev-beg”
  • Japanese: “ガーズィー・ヒュスレヴ・ベイのモスク”
  • Japanese: “ガジ・フスレヴ＝ベグ・モスク”
  • Macedonian: “Џамија Гази Хусрев Бег”
  • Polish: “Begova džamija w Sarajewie”
  • Polish: “Meczet Gazi Husrev-bega”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Гази Хусрев-бега”
  • Serbian: “Gazi Husrev-begova džamija”
  • Serbian: “Бегова џамија”
  • Serbian: “Гази Хусрев-бегова џамија”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Begova džamija”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Gazi Husrev-begova džamija”
  • Slovak: “Gazi Husrev-begova mešita”
  • Slovenian: “Gazi Husrev-begova mošeja”
  • Swedish: “Gazi Husrev-beg-moskén”
  • Turkish: “Gazi Hüsrev Bey Cami”
  • Turkish: “Gazi Hüsrev Bey Camii”
  • Ukrainian: “Мечеть Газі Хусрев-бега”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Begowa mošeja”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Gazija Husrewa Begowa mošeja”
  • Urdu: “بیگ مسجد”
  • Urdu: “غازی خسرو بیگ مسجد”
  • Urdu: “مسجد غازی خسرو بیگ”
  • Western Panjabi: “غازی خسرو بیگ مسیت”

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