Baitus Salam Mosque, Sarajevo

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Baitus Salam Mosque
Religion
Affiliation Islam
Location
Location Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Shown within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Geographic coordinates 43°51′13.3″N18°21′49.3″E / 43.853694°N 18.363694°E / 43.853694; 18.363694 Coordinates: 43°51′13.3″N18°21′49.3″E / 43.853694°N 18.363694°E / 43.853694; 18.363694
Architecture
Type mosque
Completed2004
Website
www.ahmadija.ba/

The Baitus Salam (House of Peace) is a mosque in Sarajevo run by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (AMJ) in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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