Dzhumaya Mosque
Also known as: Dzhumaya Mosque
mosque in Bulgaria
Key facts
- Built
- 1363
- Foundation/Institution
- II. Murat
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Overview
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The Dzhumaya Mosque stands in the Kapana district of Plovdiv, Bulgaria, at Zhelezarska 1. In Turkish sources it is also called Ulu Cami or Hüdavendigâr Murad Cami, and its name refers to the Friday congregational prayer. Built in the Ottoman architectural tradition, it is regarded as the oldest surviving Ottoman Friday mosque in the Balkans. Under Ottoman rule Plovdiv, known as Filibe, was the capital of the Bulgarian part of Thrace and, until 1455-56, the seat of the Beylerbey of Rumelia.
History
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Our records date the mosque to 1363, and an Arabic-language source places its construction between 1363 and 1364. The same source says that in the 15th century the earlier building was demolished and the present mosque was built in its place. The record names Murad II as the commissioner. Plovdiv remained the seat of the Beylerbey of Rumelia until 1455-56.
From Wikipedia
The Dzhumaya Mosque (Bulgarian: Джумая джамия, lit. 'Ulu Dzhumaya Mosque'; Turkish: Hüdavendigâr Camii or Cuma Camii), also known as the Friday Mosque, is a mosque located in Plovdiv, in the Plovdiv Province of Bulgaria. Located in the centre of Plovdiv, the mosque was built in 1363–1364 on the site of the Sveta Petka Tarnovska Cathedral Church after the conquest of Plovdiv by the Ottoman army. During the reign of Sultan Murad I in the 15th century the old building was demolished and replaced by the modern-day mosque.
The large mosque has nine domes and a 33 m × 27 m (108 ft × 89 ft) prayer hall. A minaret is located at the northeast corner of the main façade. Interior wall paintings date from the late-18th to early-19th centuries.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AF%D8%B2%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dschumaja-Moschee
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzhumaya_Mosque
Wikipedia (es): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezquita_Dzhumaya
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Dzhumaya
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B0-%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_(%D0%9F%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B2)
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuma_Camii_(Filibe)
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7