Aladža Mosque, Foča

Name: Aladža Mosque
Address: Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina

#2 among attractions in Foča

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The Aladža Mosque, also known as Šarena džamija, "Colorful Mosque", is a mosque in Foča, located in the east of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is considered one of the most architecturally important in the European part of the Ottoman Empire, the then Rumelia, and one of the three most important mosques in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque in Sarajevo and the Ferhadija Mosque in Banja Luka. It was built in 1549 and blown up in 1992; its reconstruction was completed between 2016 and 2018. ()

Alternative names: Architectural style: Ottoman architectureCoordinates: 43°30'27"N, 18°46'42"E

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Foča Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Aladža Mosque – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Museum of Old Herzegovina, Mehmed Pasha Kukavica Mosque, Kmur.

~940 ftSW
Museum
Museum of Old Herzegovina, Foča
5 min walk • Museum of Old Herzegovina is a museum in Foča, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
~1270 ftSW
Mosque
Mehmed Pasha Kukavica Mosque, Foča
7 min walk • Mehmed Pasha Kukavica Mosque was one of five mosques in Foča town, in Bosnia and Herzegovina which typologically belonged to a single-space domed mosque with an open exterior portico. It was located in Gornja čaršija, and completely destroyed during the Bosnian War.
4.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kmur
107 min walk • Kmur is a mountain in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has an altitude of 1,508 metres.

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Which popular attractions are close to Aladža Mosque?

Nearby attractions include Museum of Old Herzegovina, Foča (5 min walk), Mehmed Pasha Kukavica Mosque, Foča (7 min walk).