Hadžijska Mosque
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Location
Location	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Ottoman architecture
Completed	1541 / 1561
Specifications
Dome(s)	1
Minaret(s)	1

The Vekil-Harrach or Hadžijska mosque (Bosnian: Vekil-Harač ili Hadžijska džamija) is a mosque in the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in Alifakovac, a neighborhood in Babića bašća local community, one of the oldest urban settlements in Sarajevo.

History

Built between 1541 and 1561 by Gazi Husrev-beg's quartermaster, Vekil-Harrach after whom it was originally named.^[1] It was used by pilgrims (hadžije) in the city before their joinery Mecca from here, it was named the Pilgrim's mosque.^[2]

Architecture

It is fenced by a wall, inside which there is a stone fountain, which was renewed at the beginning of the 19th century by Sarajevo judge (kadija) Mustafa Fevzi, which is what the inscription is about.^[2]

See also

• Timeline of Islamic history
• Islamic architecture
• Islamic art
• List of mosques
• List of mosques in Bosnia and Herzegovina

References

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