Tombul Mosque, Shumen

Name: Tombul Mosque
Address: ул. Георги С. Раковски, Shumen, 9700, Bulgaria

#3 among attractions in Shumen

Top attraction, Historical place, Mosque

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The Sherif Halil Pasha Mosque, more commonly known as the Tombul Mosque, located in Shumen, is the largest mosque in Bulgaria and one of the largest in the Balkans. ()

Local name: Томбул джамия Completed: 1740 (284 years ago)Architectural style: Ottoman architectureMinaret height: 131 ftCoordinates: 43°16'10"N, 26°54'36"E

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ул. Георги С. РаковскиShumen 9700 Bulgaria

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Tombul Mosque – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria, Shumen fortress, Lilana Dimitrova, Dobri Voynikov.

0.8 miSE
Monuments and statues, Memorial
Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria, Shumen
21 min walk • The Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria, also known as the Founders of the Bulgarian State Monument, is a large monument built on a plateau above the city of Shumen, Bulgaria.
0.9 miSW
Historical place, Forts and castles
Shumen fortress, Shumen
24 min walk • The Shumen fortress is an archaeological site overlooking the city of Shumen in north-eastern Bulgaria. It is an ancient fortress with historical links to a village nearby traced to early Iron Age and later owned by the Thracians in the 5th century BC.
0.7 miNE
Memorial
Lilana Dimitrova, Shumen
19 min walk • Lilyana Nikolova Dimitrova, nicknamed the goods, is the owner of the Youth and Workers' Communist movement in Bulgaria. He participated in the communist resistance movement during World War II.
0.8 miE
Memorial
Dobri Voynikov, Shumen
21 min walk • Dobri Popov Voynikov was a Bulgarian teacher, playwright and journalist of the Bulgarian National Revival. He is regarded as the father of modern Bulgarian theatre and the first Bulgarian producer. Voynikov was among the founders of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

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Which popular attractions are close to Tombul Mosque?

Nearby attractions include Lilana Dimitrova, Shumen (19 min walk), Dobri Voynikov, Shumen (21 min walk), Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria, Shumen (21 min walk), Shumen fortress, Shumen (24 min walk).