Musafirhana in Fojnica

The lodging house (Musafirhana) in Fojnica (Salihagica house) is located in the city center, on the right bank of the river Scona, near the Atik (Hadrovic) mosque built in 1570 (Geographic coordinates: 43º57'51.33''N, 17º53'39.09''E, Elevation: 599 m). The exact time of construction of this house is not known, but it can be indirectly concluded that the building was built in the middle of the 19th century, since its builders were the brothers Muhamed-aga, Mehmed-aga and Mahmut-aga Salihagic, sons (or grandsons) of Salih-aga Iskric who participated in the Dubic War (1788-1791). Musafirhana (Turkish: misafirhane; musafir/muzafer = traveler, intender, guest; Persian: ??ne = house) is a building in the Muslim world where travelers-intentors or guests are provided with free overnight accommodation and food. In the Bosnian Franciscans, there was also one room intended for Muslim travelers-intentions. It was a specially fenced room. It hosted both a man and a horse if he came with him. Each guest was entitled to three free days of stay and was never allowed to stay there again. The rule was valid for all social classes. Musafirahana had a kitchen for guests. The space for women was separate. There was also a Turkish bath. Due to its exceptional architectural-historical and ambient values, this building, along with the Franciscan monastery and the Atik (Hadrovic) mosque, over time became one of the symbols of the Fojnica neighborhood.