Tuzla , BA

Jalska Mosque, Tuzla

Jalska Mosque (Jalska džamija) is a 17th century mosque located on the left bank of the Jala river in Tuzla. It is also know as Kizler mosque, Djevojačka mosque and Hafiz Hanumina mosque.

About this building

The mosque was first mentioned in 1600 as the Mehmed Mosque, after its founder. It has been renovated several times: in the 1870s, in the 1890s and most recently, in the 2000s. A cemetery stood in front of the mosque until 1948, when the land was nationalised and the views removed. 

The architectural ensemble of the Jalska Mosque has been declared a national monument of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

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  • Architecture
  • Monuments

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Tavna Monastery

Tavna Monastery is an Orthodox monastery first mentioned in 1548. The church of the monastery was frescoed, probably at the beginning of the 17th century. Its frescoes are very reminiscent of the frescoes of the monasteries of Žitomislić and Ozren, which were made between 1608 and 1609. During the Second World War, in July 1941, the Ustashas (Croatian fascists) dispersed and interned the monks. The monastery was bombed several times and in 1943, when a partisan hospital took refuge in the monastery, the Ustasha army set fire to the dormitory. At that time, the library and old writings were completely destroyed but the church was somewhat preserved.

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