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Lokum or rahat lokum is worldwide known Turkish delight. This dish came to Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Ottoman period and has become one of the traditional pastries.
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The dome of a mosque is called qubba in the Arabic language. It is a symbolic representation of the vault of heaven. The interior decoration of a dome often emphasizes this symbolism, using intricate geometric, stellate, or vegetal motifs to create breathtaking patterns meant to awe and inspire.
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The minbar is a pulpit in the mosque where the imam stands to deliver sermons (khutbah) or in the Hussainia where the speaker sits and lectures the congregation.
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Mihrab is a semicircular niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the qibla. The most important element in any mosque is the mihrab, the niche that indicates the direction of Mecca. Because it functions as the focal point in prayer ritual, its decoration was executed with great skill and devotion. The wall in which a mihrab appears is thus the “qibla wall.”
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The Old Bridge is the most magnificent monument in Mostar and is truly a one of a kind architecture master piece. It was built back in 1566. during the Ottoman rule, and even today this bridge gives the most appeal and it has become the symbol of Mostar.
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