The Emperor’s Mosque is located in the city center of Visegrad, on the left bank of the Rzav River and on the slopes of the Bikavac hill.
The following villages belong to the Emperor’s Mosque: Okrugla, Babin Potok, Rodić Brdo, Velji Lug, Žilići, Kosovo Polje, Garča, Međuselje, Nova Mahala, Vučine, Stupe, and several streets belonging to the old part of Visegrad, better known as Jalija.
Before the aggression against Bosnia and Herzegovina, there were about 500 Bosniak households living in the area of the Emperor’s Mosque. Today, there are about 150 Bosniak households living in this mosque.
The Emperor’s Mosque, after which this mosque was named, was first built during the reign of Sultan Bayezid II in 1485. In its long history, it was burned down several times, and on June 6, 1992, after the aggression against Bosnia and Herzegovina began, the mosque was completely destroyed and its remains were removed and taken to unknown locations.
With the intensification of the return of Bosniaks to the Visegrad area, the mosque was rebuilt, and the ceremonial opening was held on August 28, 2005. In the area of the Careva mosque, until World War II, there was the Mehmed Pasha Sokolovic mosque, which was never restored, and on the site of the Sinan Bey mosque, which was demolished during World War II, a Cultural Center was built.
During the last aggression against Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Sijerčić turbe from the 17th century, made of tufa, which was under state protection, was also demolished.
