Prijedor Photo Collection
Alternate Name(s)
Stara džamija u džematu Hambarine Stara džamija u Hambarinama
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Location
Hambarine
Town
Prijedor
Municipality
Prijedor
Region
Bosanka Krajina/Western Bosnia
Building Type
mosque
Building Use
religious
Historical Period
Ottoman
Additional Construction Details
18th c. (rest 1936)
Building Setting
heavily damaged
Building Condition
heavily damaged
Damage Description
The Old Mosque in Hambarine is a burned out ruin, its roof and minaret gone, its interior gutted and open to the sky. Charred timbers and scorch marks on walls signal destruction by fire. The perimeter walls remain standing up to the roofline. The plastered walls of the entrance portico of the mosque are scorched near the door and windows and pitted with scattered bullet holes.
Source (Damage Description)
Site visit by author (07/2002) and information and photos from the Medžlis of the Islamic Community of Prijedor and other sources.
Informant Statement
The Old Mosque in Hambarine, an old stone mosque with a traditional wooden minaret, built in the days of Ottoman rule, was burned down on 22-23 May 1992, according to information in the records of the Medžlis of the Islamic Community of Prijedor.
Source (Informant Statement)
Ahmet-efendija Rahmanović, head imam of Prijedor (07/2002), interviewed by András Riedlmayer.