Ali Pasha's Mosque
Also known as: Ali Pasha's Mosque
mosque
Key facts
- Built
- 1561
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Overview
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Ali Pasha's Mosque is an Ottoman-era place of worship on Maršala Tita Street in Sarajevo. It is named after Sofu Hadım Ali Pasha, a former governor of the Ottoman province of Bosnia. The building follows the classical Istanbul architectural tradition: a single dome covers the prayer hall, while three smaller domes cover the courtyard area. The mosque is protected as a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
History
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The mosque was built in 1560–1561 as a perpetual endowment (waqf) of Ali Pasha, a former Ottoman governor of Bosnia. He died in September 1560.
During the conflict of the early 1990s the mosque was severely damaged by Serb forces, with the dome among the worst-affected parts.
From Wikipedia
The Ali Pasha Mosque (Bosnian: Ali-pašina džamija; Turkish: Ali Paşa Camii) is a mosque in the Centar neighbourhood of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was constructed during 1560–61 as a vakıf—the legacy or perpetual endowment—of Sofu Hadım Ali Pasha, an Ottoman statesman who served as the governor of the Bosnia Eyalet of the Ottoman Empire amongst other roles, after his death in September 1560.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A7
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali-Pascha-Moschee_(Sarajevo)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Pasha_Mosque_(Sarajevo)
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_d%27Ali-pacha
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%88%D0%B8
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Pa%C5%9Fa_Camii_(Saraybosna)
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C_%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A7_%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF%D8%8C_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%88