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Baščaršija

January 01, 1970

Baščaršija (Cyrillic: Башчаршија; pronounced [baʃ.tʃǎr.ʃi.ja]) is Sarajevo's old bazaar and the historical and cultural center of the city. Baščaršija was built in the 15th century when Isa-Beg Ishaković founded the city.[1]

Baščaršija
Башчаршија
Neighbourhood
Baščaršija
Coordinates: 43°51′32″N 18°25′48″E / 43.859°N 18.430°E / 43.859; 18.430
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
CantonSarajevo Canton
CitySarajevo
MunicipalityStari Grad, Sarajevo
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+387

Baščaršija is located on the north bank of the river Miljacka, in the municipality of Stari Grad. On Baščaršija there are several important historic buildings, such as the Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque and sahat-kula. Today Baščaršija is the major tourist attraction of Sarajevo.

Etymology edit

The word Baščaršija derives from the Turkish language. The word "baš" which is "baş" in Turkish literally means "head", but in some contexts also means "primary", "main", "capital". "Čaršija" which is "çarşı" in Turkish means "bazaar" or "market".[2]

Although the suffix 'ja' (modern Turkish: '(y)a') means 'to' in Turkish, implying that the full name of the district literally translates to 'to the main bazaar', it is more likely that the ending -ija is a Bosnianism, as many Turkish loanwords have the same ending to conform to Bosnian grammatical rules.[3] In the nominative case, the place has always been referred to in Turkish as "Başçarşı" only, without "ya".

History edit

 
One of the entrances to Gazi Husrev-beg's Bezistan

Before the arrival of the Ottomans in the largest settlement on Sarajevo field was the village square Tornik, which was located at the crossroad of the roads where today is the Ali Pasha's Mosque. Baščaršija was built in 1462 when Isa-Beg Isaković built the Ishaković han, in addition to its many shops.[4][5]

Around the main entrance, the Bazerdžani čaršija was formed. The čaršija Kazaz is situated to the west, and to the north sit both the čaršija Sedlar and Sarača. The most significant buildings constructed during this period were mosques. Baščaršija's famous mosque was built by Havedža Durak in 1528, and Gazi Husrev-beg built his mosque in 1530.[6][7]

Gazi Husrev-beg built a Gazi Husrev-begova Medresa, a library, a haniqah, the Gazi Husrev-beg Hamam, the Gazi Husrev-beg bezistan, the Morića Han, sahat-kula and other tourist attractions in Baščaršija. Gazi Husrev-Beg was buried in the harem of his mosque, beside the harem is the türbe of his freed slave and the first mutevelija of his vakuf, Murat-beg Tardić.[8][9]

Along with Islamic places of worship erected at that time, Baščaršija is also the location of the Old Orthodox Church, built sometime during the 16th century and first mentioned in Ottoman sources from 1539, and also the first Sephardic Jewish temple the Old Synagogue, built between 1581 and 1587. Just next to the Old Synagogue (Bosnian: Stari Hram = Old Temple) the New Synagogue (Bosnian: Novi Hram = New Temple) was built a short time after.[10][11]

Today the Jewish community uses the more recently erected synagogue just across the Miljacka river, while both Old and New synagogue buildings are used as Jewish cultural centers. The New Synagogue was donated by the Jewish community to the city of Sarajevo and serves as a gallery called Novi Hram. The Old Synagogue building was turned into the Jewish Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is considered to be one of the finest exhibition spaces in the former Yugoslavia.[12]

 
Old Orthodox Church in Sarajevo, 16th century
 
The Old Synagogue, today the Jewish Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, was the first Sephardi temple in Sarajevo, built between 1581 and 1587.

During the 16th century a number of commercial facilities was built, such as bezistans, hans, and caravanserais.[citation needed] Sarajevo was an important center of trade in the Balkans and had three bezistans (today the Gazi Husrev-begov bezistan and Brusa bezistan are still standing). There were colonies of Venetian and Ragusan traders, and Baščaršija had approximately 12,000 commercial and craft shops. [citation needed]

After the earthquake in 1640 and several fires in 1644 and 1656, Sarajevo was burned and devastated by the troops of Prince Eugene of Savoy in 1697. Travel writer Evliya Çelebi wrote:

"The čaršija has in everything, one thousand and eighty stores that are a model of beauty. The čaršija is very attractive and built according to plan."[citation needed]

The city of Sarajevo didn't expand significantly until the 19th century. With the Austro-Hungarian occupation in 1878, foreign architects wanted to rebuild Sarajevo into a modern European city. A fire contributed to this process, destroying parts of the Stari Grad.[citation needed]

With the liberation of Sarajevo in 1945 after the Second World War, a committee decided that the market should be gradually demolished, believing that it had no role in a modern city. However, the plans were cancelled, and the buildings were left standing.[13][14]

Important buildings edit

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    Feeding pigeons at Baščaršija
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    Sarači street in Sarajevo
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    Gazi Husrev-beg's Mosque
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    The entrance to the Baščaršija district, the old town of Sarajevo
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    Baščaršija under the snow
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    Traditional Bosnian clothing sold in the Baščaršija district

See also edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Baščaršija.

References edit

  1. ^ . roker.bloger.hr. Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
  2. ^ . Archived from the original on 26 April 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
  3. ^ Graham, Florence. Turkish Loanwords in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Bosnian and Bulgarian Franciscan Texts
  4. ^ Limited, Alamy. "Tourists in Baščaršija, the old bazaar and the historical and cultural center of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Stock Photo - Alamy". www.alamy.com. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  5. ^ meta.ba. "Hotel Hondo". www.hotelhondo.ba. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  6. ^ Limited, Alamy. "Tourists in Baščaršija, the old bazaar and the historical and cultural center of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Stock Photo - Alamy". www.alamy.com. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  7. ^ DestiMap.com. "Gazi-Husrev Beg's Bezistan, Sarajevo". DestiMap. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  8. ^ "Gazi Husrev Beg Waqfs – Bint Battuta Diaries". Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  9. ^ DestiMap.com. "Sahat Kula (Watch Tower), Mostar". DestiMap. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  10. ^ "Sarajevo 1915". THE EARLY SILENT ERA 1895-1915. 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  11. ^ "Sarajevo Travel Information and Guide". Bradt Guides. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  12. ^ . muzejsarajeva.ba (in English and Bosnian). Museum of Sarajevo. Archived from the original (.html) on 31 July 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  13. ^ . Archived from the original on 14 January 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
  14. ^ Administrator. . kudsevdah-ljubljana.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2011-03-17.

January 01, 1970
baščaršija, cyrillic, Башчаршија, pronounced, baʃ, tʃǎr, sarajevo, bazaar, historical, cultural, center, city, built, 15th, century, when, ishaković, founded, city, Башчаршијаneighbourhoodcoordinates, 430countrybosnia, herzegovinaentityfederation, bosnia, herz. Bascarsija Cyrillic Bashcharshiјa pronounced baʃ tʃǎr ʃi ja is Sarajevo s old bazaar and the historical and cultural center of the city Bascarsija was built in the 15th century when Isa Beg Ishakovic founded the city 1 Bascarsija BashcharshiјaNeighbourhoodBascarsijaCoordinates 43 51 32 N 18 25 48 E 43 859 N 18 430 E 43 859 18 430CountryBosnia and HerzegovinaEntityFederation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaCantonSarajevo CantonCitySarajevoMunicipalityStari Grad SarajevoTime zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Area code 387 Bascarsija is located on the north bank of the river Miljacka in the municipality of Stari Grad On Bascarsija there are several important historic buildings such as the Gazi Husrev beg Mosque and sahat kula Today Bascarsija is the major tourist attraction of Sarajevo Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 3 Important buildings 4 See also 5 ReferencesEtymology editThe word Bascarsija derives from the Turkish language The word bas which is bas in Turkish literally means head but in some contexts also means primary main capital Carsija which is carsi in Turkish means bazaar or market 2 Although the suffix ja modern Turkish y a means to in Turkish implying that the full name of the district literally translates to to the main bazaar it is more likely that the ending ija is a Bosnianism as many Turkish loanwords have the same ending to conform to Bosnian grammatical rules 3 In the nominative case the place has always been referred to in Turkish as Bascarsi only without ya History editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Bascarsija news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message nbsp One of the entrances to Gazi Husrev beg s Bezistan Before the arrival of the Ottomans in the largest settlement on Sarajevo field was the village square Tornik which was located at the crossroad of the roads where today is the Ali Pasha s Mosque Bascarsija was built in 1462 when Isa Beg Isakovic built the Ishakovic han in addition to its many shops 4 5 Around the main entrance the Bazerdzani carsija was formed The carsija Kazaz is situated to the west and to the north sit both the carsija Sedlar and Saraca The most significant buildings constructed during this period were mosques Bascarsija s famous mosque was built by Havedza Durak in 1528 and Gazi Husrev beg built his mosque in 1530 6 7 Gazi Husrev beg built a Gazi Husrev begova Medresa a library a haniqah the Gazi Husrev beg Hamam the Gazi Husrev beg bezistan the Morica Han sahat kula and other tourist attractions in Bascarsija Gazi Husrev Beg was buried in the harem of his mosque beside the harem is the turbe of his freed slave and the first mutevelija of his vakuf Murat beg Tardic 8 9 Along with Islamic places of worship erected at that time Bascarsija is also the location of the Old Orthodox Church built sometime during the 16th century and first mentioned in Ottoman sources from 1539 and also the first Sephardic Jewish temple the Old Synagogue built between 1581 and 1587 Just next to the Old Synagogue Bosnian Stari Hram Old Temple the New Synagogue Bosnian Novi Hram New Temple was built a short time after 10 11 Today the Jewish community uses the more recently erected synagogue just across the Miljacka river while both Old and New synagogue buildings are used as Jewish cultural centers The New Synagogue was donated by the Jewish community to the city of Sarajevo and serves as a gallery called Novi Hram The Old Synagogue building was turned into the Jewish Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is considered to be one of the finest exhibition spaces in the former Yugoslavia 12 nbsp Old Orthodox Church in Sarajevo 16th century nbsp The Old Synagogue today the Jewish Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina was the first Sephardi temple in Sarajevo built between 1581 and 1587 During the 16th century a number of commercial facilities was built such as bezistans hans and caravanserais citation needed Sarajevo was an important center of trade in the Balkans and had three bezistans today the Gazi Husrev begov bezistan and Brusa bezistan are still standing There were colonies of Venetian and Ragusan traders and Bascarsija had approximately 12 000 commercial and craft shops citation needed After the earthquake in 1640 and several fires in 1644 and 1656 Sarajevo was burned and devastated by the troops of Prince Eugene of Savoy in 1697 Travel writer Evliya Celebi wrote The carsija has in everything one thousand and eighty stores that are a model of beauty The carsija is very attractive and built according to plan citation needed dd The city of Sarajevo didn t expand significantly until the 19th century With the Austro Hungarian occupation in 1878 foreign architects wanted to rebuild Sarajevo into a modern European city A fire contributed to this process destroying parts of the Stari Grad citation needed With the liberation of Sarajevo in 1945 after the Second World War a committee decided that the market should be gradually demolished believing that it had no role in a modern city However the plans were cancelled and the buildings were left standing 13 14 Important buildings editHavadza Durak Mosque better known as Bascarsija Mosque Emperor s Mosque Gazi Husrev beg Mosque Morica Han Old Church Old Synagogue Stari Hram or Old Temple home of the Jewish Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina New Synagogue Novi Hram or New Temple home of the Novi Hram Gallery Vijecnica nbsp Feeding pigeons at Bascarsija nbsp Saraci street in Sarajevo nbsp Gazi Husrev beg s Mosque nbsp The entrance to the Bascarsija district the old town of Sarajevo nbsp Bascarsija under the snow nbsp Traditional Bosnian clothing sold in the Bascarsija districtSee also edit nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina portal nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bascarsija Bascarsija Nights Stari Grad SarajevoReferences edit Photo roker bloger hr Archived from the original on 2012 05 02 Retrieved 2011 03 17 Grad Sarajevo Bascarsija Archived from the original on 26 April 2011 Retrieved 17 March 2011 Graham Florence Turkish Loanwords in Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Bosnian and Bulgarian Franciscan Texts Limited Alamy Tourists in Bascarsija the old bazaar and the historical and cultural center of Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Stock Photo Alamy www alamy com Retrieved 2022 08 18 meta ba Hotel Hondo www hotelhondo ba Retrieved 2022 08 18 Limited Alamy Tourists in Bascarsija the old bazaar and the historical and cultural center of Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Stock Photo Alamy www alamy com Retrieved 2022 08 18 DestiMap com Gazi Husrev Beg s Bezistan Sarajevo DestiMap Retrieved 2022 08 18 Gazi Husrev Beg Waqfs Bint Battuta Diaries Retrieved 2022 08 18 DestiMap com Sahat Kula Watch Tower Mostar DestiMap Retrieved 2022 08 18 Sarajevo 1915 THE EARLY SILENT ERA 1895 1915 2016 09 20 Retrieved 2022 08 18 Sarajevo Travel Information and Guide Bradt Guides Retrieved 2022 08 18 The Jewish Museum Museum of Sarajevo muzejsarajeva ba in English and Bosnian Museum of Sarajevo Archived from the original html on 31 July 2016 Retrieved 2 September 2016 Visit Sarajevo Sarajevo s top city guide Archived from the original on 14 January 2011 Retrieved 17 March 2011 Administrator Historija Sarajevske Bascarsije kudsevdah ljubljana com Archived from the original on 2012 03 21 Retrieved 2011 03 17 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bascarsija amp oldid 1210267605, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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