Hajji Ahmed the Ducat Minter's Mosque

Hajji Ahmed the Ducat Minter's Mosque
Džamija Hadži Ahmeta Dukatara
The mosque (left) and clock tower (right).
Note the Eastern numerals on the clock face
Hajji Ahmed the Ducat Minter's Mosque is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hajji Ahmed the Ducat Minter's Mosque
Location of the mosque
in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Mosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationLivno
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
Interactive map of Hajji Ahmed the Ducat Minter's Mosque
Coordinates43°50′00″N 17°00′00″E / 43.83333°N 17.00000°E / 43.83333; 17.00000
Architecture
ArchitectMimar Sinan
TypeMosque
StyleOttoman
Completed1574 CE
Specifications
Dome1
Minaret1 (plus clock tower)

The Hajji Ahmed the Ducat Minter's Mosque (Bosnian: Džamija Hadži Ahmeta Dukatara) is a mosque complex located in Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Completed in 1574 CE, during the Ottoman era, the mosque complex is more commonly known as the Glavica (lit. 'Head Mosque'), called after the knap above town on which is erected. It is one of the most recognizable architectural symbols of Livno and is a National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Overview

Built in 1574 (some date to 1587), it is situated on a hill overlooking old town of Livno, the river Bistrica, and the spring Duman, in the upper section of the old town.

The mosque complex consists of compact main building of the mosque under a dome and uncharacteristically short minaret, with a clock tower which was erected some 100 years later, between 1670 and 1680, but more likely in 1659. The clock tower and mosque are in current use. Within the perimeter of the mosque complex is a 500-year-old necropolis with characteristic early Bosnian Muslim tombstones and more recent tombstones.[1][2]

On 25 April 2022, the mosque hosted an iftar (breaking of the Ramadan fast) attended by Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Şentop during his two-day official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Medzlis (December 27, 2010). "Džemat Glavica – Milošnik". medzlis-livno.com (in Bosnian). Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  2. ↑ Gibb, Sir H. A. R.; Kramers, J. H. (1954). The Encyclopaedia of Islam. Leiden: E. J. Brill. ISBN 9004071644. Retrieved March 4, 2013. {{cite encyclopedia}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  3. ↑ "Turkey Attaches Great Importance to Peace in Balkans: Şentop". Daily Sabah. April 26, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
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