Babića Bašća

Neighborhood in Sarajevo Canton, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Babić's garden Бабића башча
Neighborhood
The Babića bašča local community, with Šeher-Ćehaja Bridge in front, Inat kuća just behind it, in front of the minaret which on the other hand belongs to the Vekil-Harač mosque. Cemetery Alifakovac can be seen on the right side in the background, while the fortress on the hill in background, left on the photo, is the Bijela Tabija.
Nickname(s): Alifakovac (after the cemetery and street within the neighborhood)
Coordinates: 43°51′27.08″N 18°26′13.86″E / 43.8575222°N 18.4371833°E / 43.8575222; 18.4371833
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton	Sarajevo Canton
Municipality	Stari Grad, Sarajevo
Seat	Maguda br. 1
Government
• President	Sead Durmo
• Council of local community	Members Dijana Simit-Brzić Mirsada Šačić Ademir Mulabdić Muamer Popara
Population
• Total	1,496
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	033
Website	Mjesna zajednica Babića bašča - Stari Grad

Babića bašča (Cyrillic: Бабића башча, lit. "Babić's garden") is a local community within the municipality of Stari Grad, Sarajevo. It's one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city of Sarajevo. It derives its name from a garden that was the property of a certain Babić family, and it was located in a street that now has the same name as the local community. The reason why it's named after a garden is that because almost all houses had gardens in their courtyards and in summer, many people who traveled through Sarajevo in the past, described Sarajevo as a green oasis surrounded by hills, making those gardens something as a symbol of the city. The street and old cemetery Alifakovac is located here and therefore the neighborhood is locally and throughout the city known as Alifakovac. It borders the local communities of Baščaršija, Vratnik and Mošćanica to the north, Hrid – Jarčedoli to the south, Bistrik to the west and the Entity of Republika Srpska to the east.^[1] The local community counts a population of 1,496.

Landmarks

There are many buildings and landmarks to be seen in this local community as it is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city. Some of the more important include:

Mosque Vekil-Harač or The Pilgrim mosque is a mosque on the banks of the river Miljacka, in the street Veliki Alifakovac (Big Alifakovac). It was built either in 1541 or in 1561 by the quartermaster of Gazi Husrev-beg. It derives its nickname from the fact that in the past the pilgrimages from Sarajevo started their journey to Mekka to attend the Hajj from this place.
Mosque Čeljigovići is a mosque located in the Čeljigovići street, just beneath Tranzit istok. It has a tin roof and in 1562 on its place was a mosque of Janissary Nezir. In 1781 it was thoroughly renewed and a maktab was built beside it.
Havadže-zade Ahmed mosque known also as Podtakišom, built in 1565, located beneath Tranzit istok on a crossroad.
Jakub-pašina mosque, located in Megara street (also known as Small Alifakovac), built in 1491, destroyed in 1936 and reconstructed again in September 2008.
Cemetery Alifakovac, created in the 15th century, is a cemetery which was declared as a national monument in 2005 and was renewed in 2007.
Goat's Bridge is located in the canyon of the river Miljacka, couple of kilometers east from the old part of the city. It was part of the old Tsargrad road which connected Sarajevo to the east part of the Ottoman empire and to the city of Tsargrad (nowadays Istanbul) itself. It is one of the four old bridges in the city which are still preserved. It is 42 meters long and 4,75 meters width, with the arch spanning 17.5 meters. It is a national monument.
Inat kuća (Spite house) is a house just on banks on the south side of the river Miljacka on the east entrance of the city. It was built on the north side of Miljacka, on the place where now the City hall is located. But in 1892–1894, in the time when the Austria-Hungarian government decided to build a City hall there, it was necessary for the house to be removed from that place. All other buildings were easily removed, but the owner of this particular house requested a sack of ducat and his house to be transferred, block by block, on the other side of the river. After it was done, because of the spite of the owner the house got the name it has now. Today, it is a restaurant which serves traditional Bosnian meals.
Šeher-Ćehaja Bridge is the first bridge on the east enter in the city of Sarajevo. Little is known about its construction. It is speculated if the bridge was built in 1585 or in 1620. There is also another historical name for the bridge, "Mustafa-paša's bridge", which is mentioned in a Sarajevo newspaper from 1881. It is a national monument.
Drinking fountain on Alifakovac, a protected monument.

Streets

The neighborhood consists of 23 streets: Alifakovac, Avdage Šahinagića, Alije Bejtića, Babića bašča, Braće Morić, Čeljigovići, Džemala Čelića, Franjevačka, Hafiza-Ibrahima Trebinjca, Hošin brijeg, Lapišnica, Maguda, Maguda čikma, Megara (Mali Alifakovac), Megara čikma, Mehmeda Mujezinovića, Muje Hrnjice, Podcarina, Šeher-Ćehajina čikma, Timurhanova, Toplik, Turbe and Veliki Alifakovac.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Map of Babića bašča with neighboring local communities" (PDF). Official site of municipality of Stari Grad, Sarajevo. Retrieved 17 February 2012.

External links

Mjesna zajednica Babića bašća - Stari Grad Archived 30 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine

Sarajevo

History of Sarajevo

Municipalities

City proper	Centar Novi Grad Novo Sarajevo Stari Grad
Urban area	Ilidža Vogošća Istočna Ilidža Istočno Novo Sarajevo Istočni Stari Grad
Metro area	Hadžići Ilijaš Trnovo FBiH RS Pale Sokolac Breza Kiseljak Kreševo Visoko

Neighborhoods

Buildings and
landmarks

Places of worship

Muslim	Ali Pasha's Emperor's Ferhat-Pasha's Gazi Husrev-Bey's Istiqlal King Fahd's Hadžijska
Catholic	Sarajevo Cathedral St. Anthony's St. Joseph's
Orthodox	Serbian Orthodox Cathedral Sarajevo Old Orthodox Church Church of the Holy Transfiguration
Jewish	Sarajevo Synagogue

Culture

Galleries and
museums

Education

Public	University of Sarajevo Academy of Fine Arts Academy of Performing Arts Faculty of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Political Science Faculty of Law Music Academy
Private	International Burch University International University of Sarajevo Sarajevo School of Science and Technology

Sports venues

Stadiums	Koševo Stadium Grbavica Stadium Otoka Stadium
Indoor arenas	Skenderija Hall Zetra Olympic Hall

Transport

Streets

Events

Category

v t e Neighborhoods of Sarajevo
Stari Grad	Babića bašća Baščaršija Bistrik Ferhadija Hrid – Jarčedoli Kovači Logavina Mahmutovac Medrese Mjedenica Mošćanica Sedrenik Sumbuluša Širokača Toka–Džeka Vratnik
Centar	Bardakčije Betanija Breka Centar Ciglane Crni vrh Gorica Donji Velešići Džidžikovac Hrastovi Koševo Koševo 2 Koševsko brdo Marijin dvor Mejtaš Mrkovići Nahorevo Bjelave Park Pionirska dolina Podtekija Skenderija Soukbunar Trg Oslobođenja Šip Velešići Donji Višnjik
Novo Sarajevo	Čengić vila I Čengić vila II Dolac Hrasno Hrasno brdo Gornji Kovačići Gornji Velešići Grbavica I Grbavica II Kovačići Kvadrant Malta Pofalići I Pofalići II Trg Heroja Velešići Vraca Željeznička
Novi Grad	Ali-pašin most I Ali-pašin most II Ali-pašino polje A I Ali-pašino polje A II Ali-pašino polje B I Ali-pašino polje B II Ali-pašino polje C I Ali-pašino polje C II Aneks Briješće Buča potok Čengić vila Dobrinja A Dobrinja B Dobrinja C Dobrinja D Dobroševići Dolac Staro Hrasno Olimpijsko selo Otoka Neđarići Reljevo Saraj-polje Sokolje Stup, Sarajevo Švrakino selo I Švrakino selo II Švrkino selo III