Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque is a mosque and külliye in Sarajevo. It is a National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina and was commissioned by Gazi Husrev-beg in 1531.
Planning a visit
The mosque is located 1 km from the capital, Sarajevo, and 9 km from Sarajevo International Airport. Visitors can combine a trip here with nearby sites such as the Latin Bridge, which is 0.2 km away, or Sniper Alley, located 1.3 km from the mosque. Other nearby locations include the Sarajevo Tunnel, Bosnian pyramid claims, and Armijska Ratna Komanda D-0.
Opening hours are from 09:00 to 19:00. The entry fee is 5 KM, which includes access to the library-museum next door. The site does not have wheelchair access. For weather, July and August have the highest temperatures with daily highs of 24 °C, while January and February are the coldest with daily lows of -4 °C. Rain occurs throughout the year, with the highest monthly rainfall in November at 101 mm.
Weather by month
The warmest month is August, with an average high of 25 °C. Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| Average low, °C | -4 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | -3 |
| Rainfall, mm | 71 | 71 | 77 | 81 | 75 | 97 | 78 | 79 | 90 | 96 | 101 | 94 |
| Rainy days | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
