Ferhat Pasha Mosque, Ottoman mosque in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ferhat Pasha Mosque is a stone mosque on a raised platform in Banja Luka, built of pale tan blocks. It has a large central dome surrounded by smaller domes, a three-arched domed entrance portico, and a slender minaret with a conical cap on the right. The mosque measures 18 metres wide, 14 metres long and 18 metres to the top of the dome; the minaret is 43 metres high. A small domed gazebo stands to the front left and a low domed octagonal building to the right.

The building was constructed in 1579 during Ottoman rule and became an important part of the city's heritage. It was completely destroyed in 1993, then meticulously rebuilt and reopened to the public in 2016.

The mosque serves as a gathering place for Banja Luka's Muslim community, where daily prayers and religious observances take place. You can observe how people use the space as a center for faith and local connection.

The site is open daily for visitors, with times outside prayer hours offering the best opportunity to explore. You can arrange guided tours through the local mosque, and visitors should dress respectfully as is customary at religious sites.

The minaret survived the first explosion in 1993 before being razed. Legend says Ferhad Pasha walled the masons inside it to prevent them from building anything as beautiful elsewhere; they made wings and flew off, landing at Petrićevac, Pavlovac and Rebrovac, which are named after them.