◾The interior of the Visoki Dechani Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Високи Дечани, romanized: Manastir Visoki Dečani) is a medieval Serbian Orthodox Christian monastery located in Metohia region, Southern Serbia. It was founded in the first half of the 14th century by Stefan Dechanski(srb. Стефан Дечански/lat. Stefan Dečanski), King of Serbia.
◾Dechani Monastery is one of four World Heritage medieval monuments in Kosovo and Metohia(Southern Serbia) designated as a heritage site in danger. Since the arrival of KFOR peacekeepers in the region in 1999, attacks on the Monastery have increased. Since 1999 there have been five significant attacks and near miss attacks on the monastery, by Albanians:
1️⃣27 February 2000 – Six grenades hit the Dechani Monastery.
2️⃣22 June 2000 – Nine grenades hit the Dechani Monastery.
3️⃣17 March 2004 – Seven grenades fell around the monastery walls.
4️⃣30 March 2007 – One grenade hit the wall behind the church.
5️⃣1 February 2016 – Four armed suspects in a motor vehicle were detained at the gates of the monastery. A search of their car found an assault rifle, pistol, ammunition and extremist Islamist printed material.
◾Dushan Kozarev, member of government of Serbia had claimed a year earlier that the monastery gates were painted with graffiti that read "ISIS", "Caliphate is coming" and "UCK"(The terrorist organization that was responsible for the ethnic cleansing of Serbs in Kosovo and Metohia. Members of the UČK are many prominent Albanian figures. including Hashim Thaci).
Dečani Monastery is currently under 24/7 guard from KFOR. Of the four medieval monuments in K&M that are designated as a heritage site in danger, Dechani is the only one under direct guard from KFOR. In 2021, Europa Nostra has listed Visoki Dechani as one of the seven most endangered cultural heritage sites in Europe. Despite all of the above, the Albanians claim that the Monastery is theirs and that they built it, although they tried to destroy it on several occasions and caused great damage to this Serbian cultural monument from the 14th century.