Zatriq Mosque

The mosque is located in the center of the village of Zatriq, 12 km north of the town of Rahovec. According to the data, it was built in the second half of the 18th century. One part of the mosque was used for prayer, while the other part as a mejtep – primary school.
The mosque building has a rectangular floor plan and belongs to the type of village mosques. It is divided into two parts, where the right side serves for prayer while the left side serves as a school. On the right side, in the northwestern part, is the hayat with a rectangular floor plan. The hayat is enclosed, and provides access to the prayer hall, and through wooden stairs to the mahvil – the gallery.
The prayer hall has a rectangular floor plan covered with a flat ceiling, above which is a hipped roof covered with tiles. Access to the prayer hall is through the hayat.
In the interior of the prayer hall the original elements have been preserved: the mihrab, the minbar, the railing of the mahvil and the ceiling, which were made with traditional construction techniques.
The school (mejtep) is located on the northeastern side of the prayer hall and is divided into a ground floor and an upper floor.
The minaret is located on the western wall of the mosque, has a hexagonal base about 3 meters high, and narrows to form a circular base up to the top. The minaret is built of local broken stones. It has a medium height, is covered with a cone-shaped sheet-metal roof, and is characterized by the sherefe – the circular balcony, with toothed decoration on the lower part.
The mosque together with the mejtep played an important role in the education of the locals as well as in the social life of the village.