List of mosques in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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This is a list of mosques in Bosnia and Herzegovina listed by political division, from the earliest to the most recent construction, where known.

There were 4,190 Islamic places of worship in Bosnia and Herzegovina before the 1992–1995 war, including 1,149 mosques. A great number of them (up to 80% according to some sources ^[1] ) were damaged or destroyed during the conflict.

List of mosques

Brčko District

Name	Image	Location	Year (CE)	Remarks
Azizija džamija		Brčko, Brezovo Polje	1862

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Name	Image	Location	Year (CE)	Remarks
Fethija Mosque (Süleymaniye Mosque)		Bihać	1266	Built in 1266 as a Catholic church of St. Anthony of Padua in the Gothic style; transformed into a mosque following the 1592 conquest of Bihać. [2]
Emperor's Mosque (Careva džamija) (Царева џамија)		Sarajevo	1457	National Monument; [3] built in 1457; rebuilt in 1565; destroyed during World War II and the Bosnian War; rebuilt in 2020. [4]
Šerefudin's White Mosque (Šerefudinova Bijela džamija)		Visoko	1477, reconstructed 1980	The 15th-century mosque completely reconstructed and finished in 1980, designed by Zlatko Ugljen in the postmodern style, and a recipient of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1983.
Čemaluša Mosque (Čemaluševa džamija)		Sarajevo	1515	Demolished in 1940; a residential and commercial building is now located on the former mosque site.
Sultan-Sulejmanova džamija		Blagaj, Mostar	1519–1520
Muslihudin Čekrekčija Mosque (Čaršijska)		Baščaršija, Sarajevo	1526	National Monument; [5] [6] with a 32 m-high (105 ft) minaret
Sultan Suleiman's Mosque (Sultan-Sulejmanova džamija) (Султан-Сулејманова џамија)		Jajce	1528	Demolished. The 12th-century Catholic church was converted into a mosque in 1528 and named in honour of Suleiman the Magnificent. [7] Devastated by fire in 1658 and 1832, the building has been in ruins since the 19th century. [8]
Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque (Gazi Husrev-begova džamija)		Baščaršija, Sarajevo	1531	National Monument; one of the largest mosques in Europe; named in honour of Gazi Husrev-beg; the first mosque to be electrified, in 1898; [9] partially damaged during the Bosnian War and reconstructed in c. 2002.
Kuršumlija džamija		Kladanj	1545	Built by hajji Bali-bey
Hadži Hasan Mosque (Hadži Hasanova džamija)		Tuzla	1548	Rebuilt several times; including in 1874. [10]
Karađoz Bey Mosque (Karađozbegova džamija)		Mostar	1557	National Monument; damaged in World War II; destroyed in 1992 during the Bosnian War; rebuilt in 2004. [11]
Hamza-begova džamija		Sanski Most	1557	Destroyed in 1992, re-opened in 2000
Jusuf pašina (Kuršumlija) Mosque		Maglaj	1560
Ali Pasha Mosque (Alipašina džamija)		Sarajevo	1560–1561	National Monument; heavily damaged during the Bosnian War; renovated in 2004. [12]
Hadžijska Mosque (Vekil-Harač ili Hadžijska džamija)		Centar, Sarajevo	1561	Founded by Vekil Harč Mustafa; minor damage during the Bosnian War. [13]
Baščaršija Mosque		Baščaršija, Sarajevo	1561
Emperor's Mosque (Careva Dzamija)		Sarajevo	1462-1565	First built 1462; rebuilt 1565; renovated in 2020
Čobanija Mosque (Džamija Čobanija)		Sarajevo	c. 1565	Stone mosque with minaret. [14]
Gazi Turali-begova (Poljska) džamija		Tuzla	1572
Hajji Ahmed the Ducat Minter's Mosque (Džamija Hadži Ahmeta Dukatara)		Livno	1574	National Monument; also known as Glavica, is a mosque complex with adjacent clock tower and necropolis. [15]
Repovačka džamija		Konjic	1565–1579
Ahmed-agina dzamija		Vitez	1589	Destroyed in 1993, re-opened in 2001
Ferhadija Mosque (Ferhat Pasha Mosque) (Ferhat-pašina džamija)		Sarajevo	16th century	National Monument; damaged during the Bosnian War. [16] [17]
Sejmenska džamija		Zenica	1500–1600
Džudža-Džaferova (Čaršijska) džamija		Tomislavgrad	1615–
Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque (Koski Mehmed-pašina džamija)		Mostar	1617
Sultan Ahmed Mosque		Bugojno	1693
Jalska Mosque (Jalska džamija)		Tuzla	17th century	National Monument; dome collapsed in 1928. [18]
Džindijska Džamija (Huseina Čauša)		Tuzla	1707	Wooden mosque; classical example of wooden vernacular Bosnian-style mosque.
Džamija na Karićima also Džamija na Zvijezdi also Hajdar-dedina džamija		Vareš (Zvijezda Mountain)	1716	Wooden mosque; aet alight and burned to the ground in 1993, rebuilt 2001 [19] [20]
Sultan-Ahmedova džamija		Zenica	1703-1730
Coloured Mosque (Süleymaniye Mosque)		Travnik	1757
Džamija Miljevići		Miljevići, Olovo	17th-18th century	Wooden mosque; renovated in 1936, set alight and burned to the ground in 1992, rebuilt 2013 [20]
Old wooden mosque of Tuholj		Kladanj	1804	Wooden mosque; National monument
Old wooden mosque (Stara drvena džamija)		Bužim	1835	Wooden mosque
Ali-bega Kapetanovića džamija		Ljubuški (Vitina)	1858–	Destroyed in 1993, renewed in 2009
Colourful mosque ( Atik Behram-begova (Šarena) džamija )		Tuzla	1888 (rebuilt)
Trnova Mosque (Trnavska džamija)		Sanski Most (Trnova)	1895–	Destroyed in 1991, re-opened in 2009
Bosanska Krupa City Mosque (Gradska džamija)		Bosanska Krupa	late 19th century
Banovići Mosque		Banovići	1939	Demolished in 1953
Banovići City Mosque (Gradska džamija)		Banovići	1997
Old mosque of Cazin		Cazin	before 2000
King Fahd Mosque (Džamija kralja Fahda)		Sarajevo	2000	Established and funded by the Government of Saudi Arabia, [21] the mosque is named in honour of Saudi King Fahd.
Izačić new mosque		Bihać (Stari grad Izačić)	after 2000
Islamic centre and mosque, Bugojno		Bugojno	after 2000
Višići Mosque		Čapljina	after 2000
New mosque of Cazin		Cazin	after 2000
New mosque of Kakanj		Kakanj	after 2000
Mosque of Ključ		Ključ	after 2000
Konjic City Mosque (Gradska džamija)		Konjic	after 2000
Vrapčići mosque		Mostar	after 2000
Zborište mosque		Velika Kladuša	after 2000
Ahatovići mosque		Sarajevo	2001
Istiklal Mosque (Istiklal džamija)		Sarajevo	2001	Named after Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta and funded by the Indonesian Government, the mosque was completed in the postmodern style. [22]
Baitus Salam Mosque		Sarajevo	2004	An Ahmadiyya community mosque. [23]
Nasubašići Masjid		Banovići	2008
New mosque		Orašje, Planje	2011
New mosque of Ilidža		Ilidža	after 2012
Islamic Center Banovići (Islamski Centar Banovići)		Banovići	2017
Ahmići mosque		Ahmići, Vitez		Destroyed in 1993
Donji Vakuf Mosque		Donji Vakuf
Kajserija Dzamija		Goražde		Rebuilt
Džamija Husejnija		Gradačac
Esma Sultanija Mosque		Jajce
Hadadan džamija (Varoš)		Jajce		Destroyed during the war; rebuilt 2008-2012
Old mosque of Jajce		Jajce		Reconstructed 2008
Ramadan begova džamija		Jajce		Wooden mosque, reconstructed
Gornji Rainci Mosque		Kalesija
Mosque of Brlošci		Kladanj
Junuz-Čauševa (Čaršijska) džamija		Konjic
Mehmed-Čauševa džamija		Konjic
Čuhovići Mosque		Konjic
Bjelimići Mosque		Konjic (Odžaci)
Kupres Mosque		Kupres
Ljubuški Small Old Mosque		Ljubuški
Žabljak mosque		Ljubuški
Old mosque of Pale-Prača		Pale-Prača
Džamija Sultana Mehmeda Fatiha 1463		Sanski Most (Donji Kamengrad)
Stolac Old Mosque		Stolac
Teočak Old Mosque		Teočak
Gazi Ferhad-begova Džamija		Tešanj
Umoljani mosque		Trnovo
Turbe mosque		Turbe
Mosque of Atik Behram Bey (Atik Behram-begova džamija)		Tuzla		Also called the Colorful Mosque. [24]
Velika Kladuša central old mosque		Velika Kladuša
Velika Kladuša suburb old mosque		Velika Kladuša		Restored in 2007
Šantići dzamija		Vitez
Tekija Pehare		Zenica
Vranduk mosque		Zenica

Republika Srpska

Name	Image	Location	Year (CE)	Remarks
Dživar džamija		Trebinje	1512	Destroyed in 1993, re-opened in 2008
Sultan Sulejmanova "Atik" džamija		Bijeljina	1520	Destroyed in 1993, re-opened in 2014; sr:Атик џамија у Бијељини
Aladža Mosque (Aladža džamija) Colorful Mosque (Šarena džamija)		Foča	1549	Destroyed in 1993 during the Bosnian War; reconstructed and reopened in 2019 with the financial support of the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency. [25] [26]
Sofi Mehmed-pašina džamija (Jama)		Banja Luka	1554–1555	National Monument; destroyed in 1993
Vrbanjska		Banja Luka	1554–1555	National Monument
Šišman Ibrahim Paša Mosque (Hadži-Alijina dzamija)		Počitelj	1561 to 1562-1563
Sinan Beg Mosque		Čajniče	1570	Destroyed during the war, reconstructed in 2024 [27]
Gazanferija džamija		Banja Luka	1578	Destroyed in 1993, reconstructed ongoing
Hadži Begzad džamija (Grabska)		Banja Luka (Grab-Srpske Toplice)	1578	Destroyed in 1993, reconstructed ongoing
Ferhat Pasha Mosque (Ferhat-pašina džamija)		Banja Luka	1579	National Monument; destroyed in 1993 during the Bosnian War; reconstructed and reopened in 2016. [28] [29]
Arnaudija Mosque (Arnaudija džamija)		Banja Luka	1595	National Monument; [30] destroyed in 1993 during the Bosnian War; reconstructed and reopened in 2024. [31] [32]
Hadži Saliha džamija (Stupnička)		Banja Luka (Mejdan/ Obilićevo)	1595	National Monument
Behram-begova džamija; Behram-efendijina džamija		Banja Luka	c. 1600	Destroyed in 1993, reconstructed 1999
Hadži Omerova džamija (Dolačka)		Banja Luka (Dolac)	c. 1600	National Monument; destroyed in 1993, re-opened in 2007
Hadži Osmanija džamija (Talina)		Banja Luka (Pobrđe)	c. 1600	National Monument
Sefer-begova džamija (Pećinska)		Banja Luka (Pećin)	c. 1600	National Monument
Mir-Muhamed Mosque (Mir-Muhamedova)		Čajniče	c. 1600
Avdića džamija, Planoj		Bileća (Planoj)	1617	Destroyed in 1941 and 1992; renewed in 2013
Hadži Perviz džamija (Potočka)		Banja Luka	1630	National Monument; damaged in 1993, under reconstruction
Čelebića Mosque (Džaferovića Mosque or Šurkovića Mosque)		Donja Bijenja, Nevesinje	17th century	National Monument; [33] affiliated with the Hanafi school; destroyed in 1993 during the Bosnian War; reconstructed and reopened in 2006. [34] [35] [36]
White Mosque (Bijela džamija)		Srebrenica	17th century	Extensive renovation and extension work was completed in 1935; destroyed in 1995 during the Bosnian War; reconstructed and reopened in 2002 with the financial support of the Malaysian government. [37]
Hadži Kurtova džamija		Banja Luka (Lijeva Novoselija)	1600–1700	National Monument
Osman-pašina džamija		Trebinje	1726	Destroyed in 1993, re-opened in 2005
Sultan Ahmed Mosque		Prijedor	1747	Destroyed in 1992, reopened in 2008
Čaršijska Mosque		Prijedor	1750	Built over site of Ottoman mosque. Destroyed in 1992, reopened in 2004
Mehmed Pasha Kukavica Mosque		Foča	1752	Destroyed in 1992 during the Bosnian War; National Monument; [38] the cupola fell in 2002;[ citation needed ] in partial ruins. [39] [40]
Hadži Zulfikareva džamija (Tulekova)		Banja Luka (Lijeva Novoselija)	1760	National Monument; destroyed in 1993, restored in 2007
Džamija Begsuja		Zvornik	1776	Damaged in 1992, restored in 2002–2004
Azizija džamija		Kostajnica	1862	Named after Sultan Abdul-Aziz. Destroyed in 1992, restored in 2008
Prnjavor City Mosque  [ bs ] (Gradska Džamija)		Prnjavor	1962	Built over site of Ottoman mosque. Destroyed in 1992, reopened in 2004
New Mosque of Bosanski Dubočac		Derventa (Bosanski Dubočac)	after 2000
Atik Mosque		Janja	after 2000
Mosque of Kotor Varoš		Kotor Varoš	after 2000
New Mosque of Bosanska Dubica		Dubica	c. 2005
Džamija Donji Križevići		Zvornik	2011	Construction started in 1989, was stopped before completion due to Bosnian War, and was restarted in 1999. It was also one of the only mosques in all of Bosnia and Herzegovina to survive the whole war relatively intact (due to incompletion).
Hadži Šabanova džamija		Banja Luka
Mehdi-bega Imamovića džamija		Banja Luka		National Monument; destroyed 1993, reconstructed 2008
Salihbegovića džamija		Bijeljina
Selimovići džamija		Bijeljina (Selimovići)
Husein-begova džamija		Brod
Emperor's Mosque (Sultan Bajezida Valije; Careva)		Foča
Atik Ali Paša mosque		Foča
Džamija Osman paše, Kazanci		Gacko (Kazanci)		Destroyed; sr:Задужбине Осман-паше у Казанцима
Džamija Hamidija, Rika		Mrkonjić Grad
Kizlaragina Džamija		Mrkonjić Grad
Vidorijska dzamija		Novi Grad
Čaršijska džamija		Novi Grad
Mahala Mosque		Osmaci
Rogatica Mosque		Rogatica
Mosque of Donja Strmica		Rudo
Sultan Selim Mosque (Selimija džamija; Knežina)		Sokolac
Novoseoci Mosque		Sokolac
Sultan Ahmedova (Careva) džamija	]	Trebinje
Emperor's Mosque (Careva)		Višegrad
Gazanferbegova		Višegrad
Dobrun Mosque		Rzav, Višegrad
Međeđa Mosque		Višegrad

See also

• Islam portal
• Bosnia and Herzegovina portal

• Islam in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Lists of mosques

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