Log pod Mangartom Mosque

The Log pod Mangartom Mosque (Slovene: Džamija v Logu pod Mangartom) was a Sunni mosque that stood from 1916 until the 1920s near the village of Log pod Mangartom in Carniola, Austria-Hungary, in the area of what is now the Municipality of Bovec in northwestern Slovenia.^[1] It was the first mosque to be purpose-built until 2013 in the territory of Slovenia, although one converted out of a pre-existing building has functioned in the town of Jesenice since 1989.

History

The mosque was built by Bosniak members of the Austro-Hungarian army serving on the Isonzo (Soča) Front of World War I. For their religious needs, the military authorities permitted them to erect a small mosque in November 1916. The building was mostly built of cut stone, with a carved wooden porch, a domed roof, and a square minaret, and was surrounded by a stone wall and gated iron fence. An area near the mosque was designated the Log pod Mangartom Military Cemetery, where fallen Austro-Hungarian soldiers of all faiths were buried.

At the end of World War I, the Bosnian Muslim troops returned home and left the mosque untended. Italy, which subsequently occupied the area, demolished the decaying building some years later. The only surviving record of its existence are six photos preserved by local citizens.^[2]

Gallery

References

1. ↑ Mladina.si - Minaret above the Alps
2. ↑ Ahmed Pašić - Bosnjaci.net

Municipality of Bovec
Settlements	Administrative centre: Bovec Current Bavšica Čezsoča Kal–Koritnica Lepena Log Čezsoški Log pod Mangartom Plužna Soča Srpenica Strmec na Predelu Trenta Žaga Former Dvor Gornji Log Kal Koritnica Predel Spodnja Trenta Spodnji Log Zgornja Trenta
Landmarks	Boka Falls Bovec Military Cemetery Bovec Parish Church Juliana Alpine Botanical Garden Kanin Ski Resort Kluže Fortress Kugy Monument Log Koritnica Valley Log pod Mangartom Mosque Mangart Saddle Soča Military Cemetery Soča River St. Leonard's Church St. Ulrich's Parish Church Trenta Triglav Lakes Valley Vršič Pass
Notable people	Vasja Klavora Ferdo Kravanja Anton Ocvirk

Mosques in Slovenia
Jesenice Mosque Ljubljana Mosque Log pod Mangartom Mosque1
1 No longer used as a mosque Category Islam in Slovenia Mosques by country

Coordinates: 46°24′17.68″N 13°35′52.49″E / 46.4049111°N 13.5979139°E / 46.4049111; 13.5979139