Sultan Selim Mosque
Sultan Selim II Mosque in Knežina or Selimiye Mosque, sometimes referred to as Emperor's Mosque is the 16th century mosque located in the settlement of Knežina, Sokolac municipality, Bosnia and Herzegovina.Photo: Primmarius, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Mosque
- Denomination: Sunni
- Description: Mosque in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Also known as: “Džamija Selmija”, “Selimiye Mosque”, and “Sultan Selim Mosque (Knežina)”
- Address: Knežina
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Knežina and Sokolac.
Knežina
Village
Photo: Primmarius, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Knežina is a village in the municipality of Sokolac, city of Istočno Sarajevo in the entity of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sokolac
Town
Photo: Admanummedici, Public domain.
Sokolac is a town and municipality of the city of Istočno Sarajevo, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 12,021 inhabitants, while the town of Sokolac has a population of 5,919 inhabitants. Sokolac is situated 10 km south of Sultan Selim Mosque.
Sultan Selim Mosque
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.01963° or 44° 1′ 11″ northLongitude
18.75868° or 18° 45′ 31″ eastOpen location code
8FPW2Q95+VFOpenStreetMap ID
way 1055189743OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=mosqueOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=sunniWikidata ID
Q13090718
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In Other Languages
From Bosnian to Turkish—“Sultan Selim Mosque” goes by many names.
- Bosnian: “Sultan Selimova džamija”
- Bosnian: “Sultan-Selimova džamija”
- Serbian: “Султан Селимова џамија”
- Serbian: “Џамија Селмија”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Selimija džamija u Knežini”
- Turkish: “Sultan Selim Camii, Knezina”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pošta 71356 Knežina and Храм Светог равноапостола цара Константина и царице Јелене.
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