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Baščaršija

Baščaršija is 's old bazaar and the historical and cultural center of the city. Baščaršija was built in the 15th century when Isa-beg Ishaković founded the city.
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Photo: Dark Apostrophe, Public domain.
  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: old bazaar, part of Sarajevo
  • Also known as: “Baščaršija, historical city area”, “Historical urban site – Sarajevo čaršija”, “Sarajevo Baščaršija, historical city area”, “Sarajevo bazaar, historical city area”, and “Sarajevo čaršija, historical city area”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sebilj in Sarajevo and Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque.

Fountain
Photo: xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0.
The Sebilj is an Ottoman-style wooden fountain in the centre of Baščaršija Square in . The original Sebilj was built by Mehmed Pasha Kukavica in 1753, but it was destroyed in a fire in 1852.

Mosque
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The 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.

Museum
Photo: Kathleen Franklin, CC BY 2.0.
Brusa bezistan with its 6 roof domes it is one of the historic buildings in 's Baščaršija from the time of the Ottoman period in the history of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bistrik and Džidžikovac.

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.

Photo: Atsirlin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the capital of , and its largest city. is very tourist friendly, especially pedestrian area in the Old Town in the centre of the city.

Baščaršija

Latitude
43.8591° or 43° 51′ 33″ north
Longitude
18.43095° or 18° 25′ 51″ east
Open location code
8FMWVC5J+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5205110200
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q629641
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Upper Sorbian—“Baščaršija” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Bashçarshia”
  • Arabic: “باش جارشي”
  • Arabic: “باشتشارشيجا”
  • Bosnian: “Baščaršija”
  • Bosnian: “Sarajevska čaršija, historijsko gradsko područje”
  • Bulgarian: “Баш чаршия”
  • Chinese: “巴什查尔希亚”
  • Chinese: “巴什查爾希亞”
  • Croatian: “Baščaršija”
  • Czech: “Baščaršija”
  • Dutch: “Baščaršija”
  • Estonian: “Baščaršija”
  • French: “Baščaršija”
  • Georgian: “ბაშჩარშია”
  • German: “Baščaršija”
  • Greek: “Μπαστσαρσία”
  • Hungarian: “Baščaršija”
  • Italian: “Baščaršija”
  • Japanese: “バシュチャルシヤ”
  • Macedonian: “Башчаршија”
  • Polish: “Baščaršija”
  • Serbian: “Baščaršija”
  • Serbian: “Башчаршија”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Baščaršija”
  • Spanish: “Baščaršija”
  • Thai: “บัชชาร์ชิยา”
  • Turkish: “Başçarşı”
  • Ukrainian: “Башчаршия”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Baščaršija”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Baščaršija”. Photo: Dark Apostrophe, Public domain.