Bajrakli Mosque

The Bajrakli mosque was built around 1575, as one of 273 mosques that had existed in Belgrade during the time of the Ottoman rule of Serbia. It is located in 11 Gospodar Jevremova Street. Next to the mosque is a madrasa, a religious high school. At the end of the...

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  • The Bajrakli mosque was built around 1575, as one of 273 mosques that had existed in Belgrade during the time of the Ottoman rule of Serbia.
  • It is located in 11 Gospodar Jevremova Street. Next to the mosque is a madrasa, a religious high school.
  • At the end of the 18th century, it was named Bajrakli mosque (bayrak meaning “flag” in Turkish), after the flag that used to be put on it as a sign for the simultaneous beginning of prayer in all Belgrade mosques.
  • After the reconstruction in the 19th century, which was undertaken by the Serbian princes, it became the main city mosque.
  • The Bajrakli Mosque was set on fire on March 18, 2004, during that year’s riots in Kosovo, as a “response” to the burning of Serbian churches in Kosovo. It was later partially renovated, and is currently the only active mosque in Belgrade.