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22 May 2018
It is a very modern mosque compared to the others in the area!
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02 May 2018
Bakr-Babina mosque is one of the oldest in Sarajevo. It was originally built in 1544, to be demolished and removed. In the past few years, extensive archaeological research was carried out at the Atmayden site and on that occasion the excavated foundations of the Bakr-Babina mosque were found. The building was renovated for nine months and was officially opened on June 27, 2011. Bakr-Babina mosque has the longest left-wing in Europe, with carved parts of the Nur dove.
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31 December 2017
Bakr-Baba’s Mosque is located next to the At Mejdan archaeological park in the Old Town, on the left bank of the Miljacka River, just a bit east of Ćumurija Bridge.
The original mosque was built in 1544 as part of the vakuf (endowment) set up by Hajji Alija Bakr-Baba, a prominent Sarajevo merchant, after whom the mosque was named.
At that time, this edifice was considered one of Sarajevo’s loveliest and largest mosques, with a minaret that reached a height of about 30 meters. The complex also included a mekteb (children’s school).
When Eugene of Savoy sacked Sarajevo in October 1697, the mosque went up in flames.
A new mosque was built on the same spot in 1700, but it later caught on fire and was rebuilt by neighborhood residents.
In 1741 or 1742, Hajji Ismail Misrija commissioned a medresa (religious educational facility) on the eastern side of the mosque’s courtyard, which contained a cemetery and, soon afterward, Abdulah Efendi Kantamirija had a library built here. By the end of the 18th century, At Mejdan had become an important educational and cultural center.
It began to lose its original function at the beginning of the 19th century, with the imposition of Austro-Hungarian rule, but the mosque and its adjacent facilities were already in a dilapidated and neglected state.
Immediately following Austro-Hungarian occupation, Bakr-Baba’s Mosque was turned into a military storehouse and the mosque and mekteb were knocked down in 1895. The site was then filled in and smoothed out to become part of At Mejdan Park.
It was during the first decade of the 21st century that work got underway to excavate the archeological remains of the mosque and its adjacent buildings, at the behest of the learned Islamic scholar, Hajji Hafez Halid Efendi Hadžimulić.
A smaller but more modern mosque was built on the unearthed foundations of the old mosque and it was officially opened on June 27, 2011.
The interior of the mosque features the longest stone levha (Islamic calligraphic panel) in Europe. It is 45 meters long and the stone tablets weigh as much as 50 kilograms each and include parts of the Noor Supplication.
It was Halid Efendi Hadžimulić who initiated the idea for these stone inscriptions, and the turbet near the entrance to Bakr-Baba’s Mosque serves as his final resting place.response / report this review -
14 November 2017
U unutrašnjosti Bakr-babine džamije postavljena je najduža levha klesana u kamenu u Evropi, duga 45 metara i sastavljena od kamenih ploča teških po 50 kilograma, a na kojima su ispisani dijelovi Nur dove.
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23 October 2017
Bakr-babina džamija, Obala Isa-bega Ishakovića, Sarajevo 71000, Bosna Hersek
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26 August 2017
Warto tutaj zaglądnąć będąc w okolicy!
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02 August 2017
We stumbled upon this small yet attractive mosque hidden behind the At Mejdan park. It has its own historical significance once you read about it. Was once a huge mosque but now rebuilt much smaller after totally razed down due to war. A 2 minute walk from the Latin bridge. Worth visiting.
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24 May 2017
Beautiful mosque with always accessible potable water.
Nice place for prayer and rest.response / report this review -
25 December 2016
It is a mosque
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