ÄŒobanija Mosque () was constructed in
Sarajevo
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, Bosnia and Herzegovina, before 1565. The building is quite spacious, with a fine stone minaret. Set into the walls around the minaret is a poem in Turkish. There is a cemetery adjacent to the mosque, which some believe is the final resting place of the benefactor, ÄŒoban-Hasan.
In 2007, a proposal was adopted for the mosque to be listed as a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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See also
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Islam in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Islam is the most widespread religion in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was introduced to the local population in the 15th and 16th centuries as a result of the Ottoman conquest of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Muslims make the largest religious co ...
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List of mosques in Bosnia and Herzegovina
References
Mosques in Sarajevo
Religious buildings and structures completed in 1561
Centar, Sarajevo
Attacks on religious buildings and structures during the Bosnian War
Ottoman mosques in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mosques completed in the 1560s
1561 establishments in the Ottoman Empire
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