Ahatovići (Novi Grad Sarajevo)

Ahatovići is a town located in the municipality of Novi Grad Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Ahatovići
Town
Ahatovići is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ahatovići
Ahatovići
Coordinates: 43°53′06″N 18°16′51″E
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton Sarajevo
MunicipalityNovi Grad, Sarajevo
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

The town is located in the historical region of Crnotina[1] near Saraj Polje at the harbors of the Bosna river. Ahatovići borders the towns of Dobroševići and Reljevo and the villages of Bojnik, Gornja Bioča (Ilijaš) and Rečica.

History

The town was founded by a Bosniak noble named Ahat-beg during the Ottoman rule in the country. The village of Ahatovići was the only Muslim majority village in Crnotina,[1] where a mekteb existed. The construction of the Ahatovići mosque was completed in 1973, but was destroyed on June 4, 1992, after it was occupied by the Serbs during the Bosnian War. A successful reconstruction of the mosque took place in 2007.[2]

In 1992, the Ahatovići massacre took place in this town during the Siege of Sarajevo.

References
  1. "Blažuj i okolina". Digitalni Arhiv Infobiro Mediacentar Sarajevo. 1887-01-10. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  2. "Džemat Ahatovići". Islamska Zajednica u Bosni i Hercegovini (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2023-09-30.


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