MUSTAFA-PASHA’S MOSQUE (KREČA MOSQUE) IN GORAŽDE
Author: Ekrem Tucaković, PhD, Riyasat of the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina • Photo & video: Mirza Hasanefendić
Kreča is the most distant jamaat in the area of Majlis of the Islamic Community of Goražde. It is about 35 km away from Goražde. In this village, there is the Mustafa-pasha Mosqu, built in 1554, which is one of the oldest mosques in this region and a very valuable religious and cultural building. The mosque has dimensions of 16x10 m, and the built minaret is 40 m high. Stone walls are over a meter thick. Its interior stands out by decoration and beauty.
The mosque has survived all the wars and suffering. It was slightly damaged during the latest aggression on Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The mosque is positioned in a beautiful hilly and mountainous region, with many villages and hamlets which used to be the home to several thousand people. Today, however, this region is almost completely deserted and very few families still live there.
