Banya Bashi Mosque

Banya Bashi Mosque is a Sunni Islamic in , .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: mosque in Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Banya Bashi Dzhamia” and “Banyabaşı Camii”
  • Address: бул. Княгиня Мария Луиза, София
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sofia Synagogue and TZUM.

Synagogue
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The is a Romaniote Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in , . Completed in 1909, the synagogue is the largest synagogue in Southeastern Europe, the third-largest in , and one of two active synagogues remaining in Bulgaria. is situated 160 metres northwest of Banya Bashi Mosque.

Shopping center
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The Central Department Store is an upmarket department store in the centre of , the capital of , officially opened in 1957 and situated in a monumental edifice on one of the city's main boulevards. is situated 120 metres south of Banya Bashi Mosque.

Museum
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The National Archaeological Museum is an archaeological in the centre of , the capital of . It occupies the building of the largest and oldest former Ottoman in the city, originally known as Koca Mahmut Paşa Camii. is situated 380 metres southeast of Banya Bashi Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Largo and Sofia.

Locality
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The is an architectural ensemble of three Socialist Classicism buildings around Independence Square in central , the capital of . It was designed and built in the 1950s with the intention of becoming the city's new representative centre.

Photo: Bin im Garten, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital and largest city of , with about 2 million citizens. It is a dynamic European capital, distinguished by its unique combination of European and communist-style architecture as well as many beautiful Orthodox churches, including the grand Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and the medieval frescos of Boyana Church.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Banya Bashi Mosque.

Banya Bashi Mosque

Latitude
42.69951° or 42° 41′ 58″ north
Longitude
23.32256° or 23° 19′ 21″ east
Elevation
548 metres (1,798 feet)
Inception
1566
Levels
4
Open location code
8GJ5M8XF+R2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 96640830
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
6615471
Wiki­data ID
Q790052
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Banya Bashi Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد بنيا باشي”
  • Azerbaijani: “Banya Başı məscidi”
  • Bashkir: “Баня Баши мәсете”
  • Basque: “Banya Bashi meskita”
  • Bengali: “বানিয়া বাশি মসজিদ”
  • Bulgarian: “Баня баши джамия (София)”
  • Bulgarian: “Баня баши джамия”
  • Bulgarian: “Баня Баши джамия”
  • Bulgarian: “Баня Баши”
  • Bulgarian: “Баня Башъ джамия”
  • Catalan: “mesquita Banya Bashi”
  • Chinese: “班亚巴希扎米亚”
  • Czech: “Mešita Banja Baši”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد بنيا باشى”
  • French: “Banya Bachi Mosquée”
  • French: “Mosquee Bania Bachi”
  • French: “mosquée Bania Bachi”
  • French: “Mosquée Bania Bachi”
  • German: “Bädermoschee”
  • German: “Banja-Baschi-Moschee”
  • German: “Sofioter Moschee”
  • Greek: “Τζαμί Μπάνια Μπασί”
  • Hebrew: “מסגד באניה באשי (סופיה)”
  • Hungarian: “Banja Basi mecset”
  • Hungarian: “Banya Basi mecset”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Banya Bashi”
  • Italian: “Moschea Banja Baši”
  • Japanese: “バーニャ・バシ・ジャーミヤ”
  • Japanese: “バニャ・バシ・ジャーミイ”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti wa Banyabashi”
  • Korean: “바냐 바시 자미야”
  • Macedonian: “Бања Баши џамија”
  • Malay: “Masjid Banya Bashi”
  • Persian: “مسجد بنیا باشی”
  • Polish: “Bania Baszi Dżamija”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Баня Баши”
  • Slovak: “Mešita Baňa Baši”
  • Slovenian: “Mošeja Banja Baši”
  • Spanish: “Mezquita Banya Bashi”
  • Tatar: “Баня Баши мәчете (София)”
  • Tatar: “Баня Баши мәчете”
  • Turkish: “Banya Başı Camii”
  • Turkish: “Banyabaşı camii”
  • Turkish: “Banyabaşı Camii”
  • Turkish: “Banyabaşı Camisi”
  • Ukrainian: “Мечеть Баня Баши”
  • Ukrainian: “Мечеть Баня Баші”
  • Urdu: “بنواباشی مسجد”
  • Urdu: “بنیا باشی مسجد”
  • Uzbek: “Banya Bashi masjidi”
  • Western Mari: “Баня Башы мечеть”
  • Western Panjabi: “بنیاباشی مسیت”
  • Wu Chinese: “班亚巴希扎米亚”

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