Affiliation Islam Opened 1752 Architectural type Mosque | Completed 1752 | |
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Similar Hajji Ahmed the Ducat Mi, Istiklal Mosque, Muslihudin Čekrekčija Mosque, Arnaudija Mosque, King Fahd Mosque |
Mehmed Pasha Kukavica Mosque (Bosnian: džamija Mehmed-paše Kukavice) was one of five mosques in Foča town, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which typologically belonged to a single-space domed mosques with open exterior portico. It was located in Gornja (Upper) čaršija (Foča's old town), and completely destroyed during Bosnian War. Built in 1751 it was a part of the architectural ensemble consisting of the mosque, medresa (completed in 1758), clock tower and hammam (Turkish bath), all endowments of Foča born Mehmed-paša Kukavica, one of the most prominent Ottoman governor of Bosnia.
The mosque and rest of the architectural ensemble, as well as most of the old town of Foča (Ottoman architecture of Prijeka čaršija), was demolished in 1992, at the order of the authorities of Republika Srpska, immediately after attack and ethnic cleansing of its Muslim inhabitants.
The architectural ensemble of the mosque, medresa, clock tower and hammam (Turkish bath) of Mehmed-paša Kukavica in Foča are designated as a National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Bosnia and Herzegovina Commission to Preserve National Monuments.