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fethija+mosque+bihać Latitude and Longitude:

44°48′48″N 15°52′12″E / 44.8134°N 15.8699°E / 44.8134; 15.8699
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Fethija Mosque
Religion
Affiliation Islam
Branch/tradition Sunni
Year consecrated1266 (as mosque after 1592)
Location
Location Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Geographic coordinates 44°48′48″N 15°52′12″E / 44.8134°N 15.8699°E / 44.8134; 15.8699
Architecture
Type mosque
Style Gothic
Specifications
Length22 m
Width11.5 m
Minaret(s)1

Fethija Mosque ( Bosnian: Fethija džamija) is a mosque and former Catholic church located in the town of Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Built in 1266, it is the oldest gothic building in the country. [1] It was originally built as a Catholic church dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua, and was subsequently transformed into a mosque following the 1592 conquest of Bihać from Habsburg Croatia by the Ottoman Empire. The building was originally accompanied by a monastery, which was also mentioned in a 13th-century charter of the Croatian nobility. [2]

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fethija+mosque+bihać Latitude and Longitude:

44°48′48″N 15°52′12″E / 44.8134°N 15.8699°E / 44.8134; 15.8699
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fethija Mosque
Religion
Affiliation Islam
Branch/tradition Sunni
Year consecrated1266 (as mosque after 1592)
Location
Location Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Geographic coordinates 44°48′48″N 15°52′12″E / 44.8134°N 15.8699°E / 44.8134; 15.8699
Architecture
Type mosque
Style Gothic
Specifications
Length22 m
Width11.5 m
Minaret(s)1

Fethija Mosque ( Bosnian: Fethija džamija) is a mosque and former Catholic church located in the town of Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Built in 1266, it is the oldest gothic building in the country. [1] It was originally built as a Catholic church dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua, and was subsequently transformed into a mosque following the 1592 conquest of Bihać from Habsburg Croatia by the Ottoman Empire. The building was originally accompanied by a monastery, which was also mentioned in a 13th-century charter of the Croatian nobility. [2]

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