Istiqlal Mosque (Sarajevo)
Also known as: Istiqlal Mosque (Sarajevo)
mosque in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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The Istiqlal Mosque is a large mosque in the Nova Otoka area of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its architectural style is recorded as postmodern. The building was a gift from the Indonesian people and government to Bosnia and Herzegovina, offered as a token of solidarity and friendship between the two nations. It is named after the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta. The Arabic word for 'independence', the name is also meant to commemorate the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Locally the mosque is also called the Indonesian Mosque or the Suharto Mosque, the latter referring to the Indonesian president Suharto, who ordered its construction.
From Wikipedia
The Istiklal Mosque (Bosnian: Istiklal džamija) is a large mosque in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was named after Istiqlal Mosque, the national mosque of Indonesia, that is located in Jakarta. The mosque was a gift from the Indonesian people and Government of Indonesia for Bosnia and Herzegovina as a token of solidarity and friendship between the two nations. The name "Istiklal" is Arabic for 'independence', thus it is also meant to commemorate the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84_(%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%88)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istiklal_Mosque,_Sarajevo
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Istiklal,_Sarajevo
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0stiklal_Camii_(Saraybosna)
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84_%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF%D8%8C_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%88