Prijedor Photo Collection

 

Author (Creator)

András Riedlmayer

Alternate Name(s)

Džamija u Ališićiima

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Location

Ališići

Town

Prijedor

Municipality

Prijedor

Region

Bosanka Krajina/Western Bosnia

Building Type

mosque

Building Use

religious

Historical Period

Austro-Hungarian/modern

Additional Construction Details

19th c. (before 1896, rest. 1990)

Building Setting

completely destroyed

Building Condition

completely destroyed

Damage Description

In photographs taken at the end of the war the Ališići mosque is completely burned out. The mosque’s roof and minaret are gone, the mosque’s interior is gutted and open to the sky. Shattered roof timbers can be seen inside the ruined building. The perimeter walls remain standing up to the roofline.

Source (Damage Description)

András Riedlmayer (07/2002) based information and photos from the Medžlis of the Islamic Community of Prijedor and other sources.

Informant Statement

According to information in the records of the Medžlis of the Islamic Community of Prijedor, the mosque in Ališići was destroyed on 10 August 1992.

Source (Informant Statement)

Ahmet-efendija Rahmanović, head imam of Prijedor (07/2002), interviewed by András Riedlmayer.

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