Dzhumaya Mosque
| Dzhumaya Mosque | |
|---|---|
Джумая джамия | |
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
  Shown within Bulgaria | |
| Geographic coordinates | 42°08′52″N 24°44′54″E / 42.1479°N 24.7483°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | mosque |
| Style | Ottoman-Turkish architecture |
| Completed | 15th century |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 33 meters |
| Width | 27 meters |
| Dome(s) | 9 |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
The Friday Mosque or Dzhumaya Mosque (
Sultan Murad I in the 15th century the old building was demolished and replaced by the modern-day mosque. It was called Ulu Dzhumaya Mosque, or Main Friday Mosque.[1]
The mosque is large, with nine domes and a 33 m × 27 m (108 ft × 89 ft) prayer hall. There is a minaret at the northeast corner of the main façade. Interior wall paintings date to the late 18th to early 19th centuries.[1]
Attacks
The mosque was attacked by a mob described as "hundreds of
football hooligans"[2] in February 2014.[3][4] 120 were "detained" after the attack[4] and four received minor sentences.[3] The Grand Mufti of Bulgaria, Mustafa Haci, characterized the attack as a "pogrom."[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Dzhumaya Mosque - Plovdiv". bulgariatravel.org. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ a b "European Muslims respond to attacks on Mosque in Bulgaria". The Muslim Times. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ a b "4 Sentenced after Bulgaria Mosque Attack". Novinite. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Bulgarian police detain 120 after mosque attack". Reuters. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
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