The Hajji Ahmed the Ducat Minter's Mosque ( bs, Džamija Hadži Ahmeta Dukatara) is one of the most easily recognizable architectural symbols of

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Mosque complex

Mosque complex Glavica ''(in the picture on the left)'' with the Hajji Ahmed the Ducat Minter's Mosque ''(more commonly known as the Glavica ("Head") Mosque, called after the knap above town on which is erected)'' is one of the most recognizable architectural symbols of Livno and

national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina The National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina include: * sites, places, immovable and movable heritage of historical and cultural importance, as designated by the Commission to preserve national monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the basis ...

. Built in 1574 (some date to 1587), it is situated on a hill overlooking old town of livno, the river Bistrica and the spring Duman in the upper section of the old town of Livno. The mosque complex consists of compact main building of the mosque under a dome and uncharacteristically short minaret, with a clock tower which was erected some 100 years later, between 1670 and 1680. but more likely in 1659. It is still in function today, and finally within perimeter is almost 500 years old necropolis with characteristic early Bosnian Muslim tombstones and later ones. On 25 April 2022, the mosque hosted an

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(breaking of the Ramadan fast) attended by Turkish Parliament Speaker

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during his two-day official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Mosque complex

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