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Belgrade's Bajrakli Mosque

The Bajrakli Mosque (also spelled Bayrakli) is a mosque in Belgrade. It was built between 1660 and 1688 and is the only mosque in the Serbian capital out of the 80 that had existed during the time of the Ottoman Empire's occupation of Serbia. ("Bayrak" is Turkish for "flag" and "Bayrakli" means "with flag") Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1728x2304, 643 KB) Summary Picture taken by Bonzo. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1728x2304, 643 KB) Summary Picture taken by Bonzo. ... Yeni Camii (the New Mosque), one of the landmarks of Ä°stanbul A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ... For other uses, see Belgrade (disambiguation). ... Events Expulsion of the Carib indigenous people from Martinique by French occupying forces. ... // Events A high-powered conspiracy of notables, the Immortal Seven, invite William and Mary to depose James II of England. ... Motto: None Anthem: Bože Pravde Capital Belgrade Largest city Belgrade Official language(s) Serbian Government • President • Prime Minister Republic Boris Tadić Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Independence Part of Serbia and Montenegro Area  - Total    - Water (%)   88,361 km² (112th if ranked) 34,166 sq mi  N/A Population  - 2005 est. ... Imperial motto (Ottoman Turkish) دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power (1683) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Söğüt (1299-1326), Bursa (1326-1365), Edirne (1365-1453), Ä°stanbul (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanl...


During the occupation of Serbia by the Austrians (between 1717 and 1739), it was converted into a Roman Catholic church; but after the Ottomans retook Belgrade, it was returned to its original function. // Events January 4 — The Netherlands, Britain & France sign Triple Alliance February 26-March 6 What is now the northeastern United States was paralyzed by a series of blizzards that buried the region. ... Events January 1 - Bouvet Island is discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...


It was damaged after being set on fire March 18, 2004, during that year's unrest in Kosovo in response to the burning of Serbian churches in Kosovo, but it was repaired later. March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... Violent unrest in Kosovo (a United Nations-administrated province of Serbia officially called Kosovo and Metohija) broke out on March 17, 2004. ... Kosovo (Albanian: Kosovë/Kosova, Serbian: Косово и Метохија/Kosovo i Metohija) is a UN-administered province of Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro. ...


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There is much more to Muslim history than military and political history; this particular chronology is almost entirely of military and political history. ... Islamic architecture, a part of the Islamic studies, is the entire range of architecture that has evolved within Muslim culture in the course of the history of Islam. ... Islamic art is the art of Islamic people, cultures, and countries. ... List of the important mosques throughout the world: // Asia Bangladesh Baitul Mukarram High Court Mosque Tara Mosque Sixty Pillar Mosque Binat Bibi mosque Baitul Mukarram in Dhaka, Bangladesh China Xian Great Mosque in Xian Peoples Republic of China Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar Niujie Mosque in Beijing Kowloon Masjid... This is a list of churches in the physical sense, that are not already in the list of cathedrals or list of basilicas. ...

External links

  • At Belgrade's official site
  • Bajrakli Mosque + picture
  • "Flames Engulf Belgrade Mosque"

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Bajrakli mosque - definition of Bajrakli mosque in Encyclopedia (139 words)
Bajrakli mosque - definition of Bajrakli mosque in Encyclopedia
The Bajrakli Mosque (also spelled Bayrakli) is a mosque in Belgrade.
It was built between 1660 and 1688 and is the only mosque in the Serbian capital out of the 80 that had existed during the Ottoman Empire's occupation of Serbia.
Travel Kosova - Open Project - PEJA City (322 words)
During the medieval Serbian state, Peja was a cultural center because of the Patriarchate of Peja, which is in the immediate vincity of the town.
The urban architecture of the Turkish period is interesting, with a large number of preserved houses of Albanian feudal lords, among which is the famous Tahir Bey's Palace, and Jashar Pasha's House.
The attractive Bajrakli mosque built in the 15th century ranks among the older structures of Islamic architecture.
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