Mosques & Muslim traveller notes

Built in 1532, the most important mosque in Bosnia, with its clock tower, ablution fountain and courtyard at the heart of Baščaršija. Friday prayer draws thousands.

A 16th-century mosque on the pedestrian street, destroyed in the war and rebuilt; it reopened in 2016.

The city’s first mosque, founded in 1457 on the Miljacka riverbank, with a quiet garden cemetery.

A small Ottoman mosque by the Sebilj fountain, also known as Havadže Durak; easy to slip into between sightseeing.

A classical Ottoman domed mosque beside a park, a few minutes from Marijin Dvor.

The largest mosque in the Balkans, with a cultural centre, in the western district of Alipašino Polje.

Palestinian and Middle Eastern dishes, named as halal, for a familiar taste between Bosnian meals.