Islam-aga's Mosque

Islam-aga Mosque
Ислам-агина џамија Islam-agina džamija
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Mosque
Location
Location	Niš, Serbia
State	Serbia
Interactive map of Islam-aga Mosque
Coordinates	43°19′14″N 21°53′35″E / 43.320456°N 21.893153°E / 43.320456; 21.893153
Architecture
Type	Islamic Mosque
Completed	1720

Islam-aga Mosque (Serbian: Ислам-агина џамија, romanized: Islam-agina džamija) is the only working mosque in Niš, Serbia. There is another in Niš Fortress which is converted into a gallery, and another close to the University Rectorate, that was damaged during the Anglo-American bombing of the city in 1944.^[1]

It was built in 1720 and reconstructed in 1870. Of the twenty mosques in Niš during Ottoman rule, it is the only one that remains in use. It was torched during riots in 2004,^[2] and reconstructed in 2013.

See also

• Islam in Serbia
• Islamic architecture
• List of mosques

References