Islamic cult monuments in Mitrovica and its surroundings
Session
Architecture and Spatial Planning
Description
The conquest of the Albanian territories by the Ottoman Empire, among other things, brought a new faith (religion), Islam. With the establishment of the Ottoman administration in the cities, the construction of Islamic cult monuments, mainly mosques, tombs and mosques, began.
Even the city of Mitrovica did not lag behind in terms of the construction of mosques as the main objects of Islamic worship. The importance of the city of Trepça at that time was also as one of the most developed mining and metallurgical cities, it was chosen to build the first mosque in this region. While the city of Mitrovica was a newer settlement, the construction of mosques began somewhat later than in Trepça. While in the villages, knowing the broken terrain and the difficulties of extending the Ottoman rule in those places, the construction of mosques is much later than in the urban centers.
A considerable number of mosques that were once present in Mitrovica and its surroundings are no longer present. What remains of them are only the memories or some photographs of that time that document their existence.
On the basis of urban or rural settlements, the architecture of the construction of mosques and other objects of Islamic worship also differed.
Keywords:
Cult, Islam, mosque, urban center, village, city.
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-550-95-6
Location
UBT Lipjan, Kosovo
Start Date
28-10-2023 8:00 AM
End Date
29-10-2023 6:00 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2023.252
Recommended Citation
Hajzeri, Pajazit, "Islamic cult monuments in Mitrovica and its surroundings" (2023). UBT International Conference. 25.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/IC/arch/25
Islamic cult monuments in Mitrovica and its surroundings
UBT Lipjan, Kosovo
The conquest of the Albanian territories by the Ottoman Empire, among other things, brought a new faith (religion), Islam. With the establishment of the Ottoman administration in the cities, the construction of Islamic cult monuments, mainly mosques, tombs and mosques, began.
Even the city of Mitrovica did not lag behind in terms of the construction of mosques as the main objects of Islamic worship. The importance of the city of Trepça at that time was also as one of the most developed mining and metallurgical cities, it was chosen to build the first mosque in this region. While the city of Mitrovica was a newer settlement, the construction of mosques began somewhat later than in Trepça. While in the villages, knowing the broken terrain and the difficulties of extending the Ottoman rule in those places, the construction of mosques is much later than in the urban centers.
A considerable number of mosques that were once present in Mitrovica and its surroundings are no longer present. What remains of them are only the memories or some photographs of that time that document their existence.
On the basis of urban or rural settlements, the architecture of the construction of mosques and other objects of Islamic worship also differed.