A guide for Arab visitors in Sarajevo: mosques and Arabic groceries

Visitors from the Gulf and the wider Arab world ask two things first: where to pray, and where to find familiar food and spices. Here are the mosques Arab visitors know by name and the shops selling Arabic products, each with a map link.

King Fahd Mosque

The largest mosque in Sarajevo, built by Saudi Arabia and opened in 2000. See our page about it. On the map

The Kuwaiti Mosque

In Čengić Vila, financed by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs. The cornerstone was laid in 2003 and it has been in use since 2006. On the map

The Jordanian Mosque

In Grbavica, financed by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and completed in 2002. On the map

Istiklal (Indonesian) Mosque

In Otoka, one of the largest in Bosnia, a gift from the people and government of Indonesia, opened in 2001. On the map

Arabic groceries

These shops appear on Google Maps under these names at the time of writing. Shops open, close and change hours, so check the link before going.

• Gulfmart, Butmir near Ilidža. On the map
• Sultan market, near the Ilidža tram terminus. On the map
• Oriental Food Market, Ilidža. On the map

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Written in October 2026. Shop names and addresses are taken from Google Maps at the time of writing and may change — check before you go.