Turgut Reis Mosque (Balchik)

Turgut Reis Mosque (Bulgarian: Тургут Реис джамия, Turkish: Turgut Reis Camii or Karagöl Camii) is a mosque in Balchik, Bulgaria. Dragut (Turgut Reis) was caught in a strong storm in the Black Sea and prayed, saying that he will build a mosque when he gets rid of this storm. And he reached the town of Balchik and did build the Turgut Reis Mosque.[1]

Turgut Reis Mosque in 1939.
Turgut Reis Mosque
Bulgarian: Тургут Реис джамия Turkish: Turgut Reis Camii
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
CountryBulgaria
Architecture
CreatorTurgut Reis

References

43°24′19.5″N 28°10′7.0″E


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.