Prijedor Photo Collection
Alternate Name(s)
Džamija u Gornjoj Puharskoj
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Location
Gornja Puharska
Town
Prijedor
Municipality
Prijedor
Region
Bosanka Krajina/Western Bosnia
Building Type
mosque
Building Use
religious
Historical Period
Modern
Additional Construction Details
20th c. (1969)
Building Setting
heavily damaged
Building Condition
heavily damaged
Damage Description
In photos taken immediately after the end of the war, the Gornja Puharska mosque was a ruin, its roof collapsed, its interior gutted. The mosque's masonry minaret, toppled by a blast, fell into the mosque, smashing the entrance façade and causing its complete collapse. Two other walls were left partly collapsed. Only one of the mosque’s four perimeter walls was left standing. The ruin was unstable, and the remains of the mosque were knocked down in 2001 in preparation for rebuilding.
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
In mid-July [1992], […] [t]he population of Gornja Puharska was forced to leave by repeated searches, which sometimes culminated in summary executions; the destruction of its mosque led to panic, and caused the population to flee their homes and seek shelter in other buildings until such time as their departure was organized; in contrast to the fate of other villages, few homes were destroyed.
Source (Informant Statement)
Final Report of the Commission of Experts established pursuant to Security Council resolution 780 (1992) – Annex VIII.A.III.62, par. 62.