Arnaudija Mosque
mosque
The Arnaudija Mosque (Bosnian: Arnaudija džamija) is a large mosque in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The mosque was destroyed by the Army of Republika Srpska in 1993 but was rebuilt and reopened in 2024. In 2003, the Arnaudija Mosque was designated as a National Monument by the Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
History
The mosque was built in 1595 under Hasan Defterdar, finance minister of the Eyalet of Bosnia.
The mosque was demolished by explosives on May 7, 1993, by the Serb militia during the Bosnian War. The demolition was organized by the authorities of the Republika Srpska which included the demolition of the entire Arnaudija Mosque complex and Ferhadija Mosque complex that were approximately 800 metres (2,600 ft) from each other. Both mosques were destroyed on the same night within 15 minutes of each other.
One of the Serbs leaders from Banja Luka, Radoslav Brđanin was convicted for his part in organizing the ethnic cleansing of the non-Serbs and destruction of the properties of Muslims, including mosques. Radoslav Brđanin was sentenced to a single sentence of 32 years of imprisonment.
The reconstruction of Arnaudija Mosque started in April 2017 and the mosque was officially reopened in May 2024.
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