Ferhadija – The beautiful mosque built by Ferhad-pasha   Ferhadija, or Ferhad-pasha’s mosque, was built from 1579 to 1580. During the battle of Sisak in 1575 Ferhad-pasha beat the Austrian army and killed Austrian commandant Herbert fon Auersperg. Ferhad-pasha captured […]

Ferhadija – The beautiful mosque built by Ferhad-pasha

Ferhadija, or Ferhad-pasha’s mosque, was built from 1579 to 1580. During the battle of Sisak in 1575 Ferhad-pasha beat the Austrian army and killed Austrian commandant Herbert fon Auersperg. Ferhad-pasha captured his son Engelbert. His mother managed to gather 30 000 ducats and buy her son’s freedom. Ferhad-pasha used this money to build the Ferhadija in Banja Luka.

The mosque was covered in led, it was around 17,5 meters tall and the minaret was 40 meters tall. It is located near the fortress Kastel.

During four centuries the mosque was damaged and repaired several times, and it suffered the biggest damage during the 1969 earthquake. It was destroyed during the Bosnian war in 1993 and fully restored in 2016.