Emperor’s Mosque
The Emperor's Mosque is a mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Completed in 1457 CE, it was the first mosque built after the Ottoman conquest of Bosnia.Photo: J budissin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Jennifer Boyer, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Mosque
- Description: mosque
- Also known as: “Careva mosque” and “Hünkar Camii”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque and The Brusa Bezistan.
Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque is a Sunni 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. Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque is situated 230 metres northwest of Emperor’s Mosque.
The Brusa Bezistan
Museum
Photo: Kathleen Franklin, CC BY 2.0.
Brusa bezistan with its 6 roof domes it is one of the historic buildings in Sarajevo's Baščaršija from the time of the Ottoman period in the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Brusa Bezistan is situated 150 metres north of Emperor’s Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baščaršija and Bistrik.
Baščaršija
Suburb
Photo: Dark Apostrophe, Public domain.
Baščaršija is Sarajevo's old bazaar and the historical and cultural center of the city. It is also a local community within the Stari Grad municipality.
Džidžikovac
Neighborhood
Photo: Peretz Partensky, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Džidžikovac is a neighborhood, and with Koševo neighbourhood together constitute a local community of Koševo-Džidžikovac, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Emperor’s Mosque
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.85744° or 43° 51′ 27″ northLongitude
18.43067° or 18° 25′ 50″ eastOpen location code
8FMWVC4J+X7OpenStreetMap ID
way 224229079OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=mosqueWikidata ID
Q1628496
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Urdu—“Emperor’s Mosque” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Xhamia mbretërore”
- Arabic: “مسجد الإمبراطور”
- Armenian: “Թագավորական մզկիթ (Սարաևո)”
- Armenian: “Թագավորական մզկիթ”
- Bashkir: “Солтан мәсете (Сараево)”
- Bashkir: “Солтан мәсете”
- Bengali: “সম্রাটের মসজিদ”
- Bosnian: “Careva džamija u Sarajevu”
- Bosnian: “Careva džamija”
- Bosnian: “Gazi sultan Fatih Mehmed-hanova džamija”
- Bosnian: “Hatibova džamija”
- Bosnian: “Stara sultan Mehmedova džamija”
- Bosnian: “Stara-Atik džamija”
- Bulgarian: “Султанска джамия”
- Chinese: “国王清真寺”
- Chinese: “國王清真寺”
- Croatian: “Careva džamija u Sarajevu”
- Croatian: “Careva džamija”
- Czech: “Carova mešita”
- Dutch: “Keizermoskee”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد الامبراطور”
- Estonian: “Keisrimošee”
- Finnish: “Keisarin moskeija”
- French: “mosquée impériale de Sarajevo”
- French: “Mosquée impériale de Sarajevo”
- German: “Kaisermoschee”
- Italian: “moschea dell’Imperatore”
- Italian: “Moschea dell’Imperatore”
- Macedonian: “Царска џамија”
- Polish: “Meczet Cesarski”
- Russian: “Императорская мечеть”
- Russian: “Царёва мечеть”
- Serbian: “Careva džamija (Sarajevo)”
- Serbian: “Careva džamija u Sarajevu”
- Serbian: “Careva džamija”
- Serbian: “Царева џамија”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Careva džamija”
- Thai: “มัสยิดจักรพรรดิ”
- Turkish: “Hünkar Camii”
- Turkish: “Hünkâr Camii”
- Ukrainian: “Царська мечеть”
- Urdu: “مسجد شہنشاہ”
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