Prijedor Photo Collection
Alternate Name(s)
Džamija u Ališićiima
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Location
Ališići
Town
Prijedor
Municipality
Prijedor
Region
Bosanska 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.