Tombul Mosque
| Tombul Mosque | |
|---|---|
Томбул джамия | |
The mosque in 2015 | |
Location of the mosque in Bulgaria | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Mosque | |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Shumen, Shumen Province |
| Country | Bulgaria |
Interactive map of Tombul Mosque | |
| Coordinates | 43°16′10″N 26°54′36″E / 43.26944°N 26.91000°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | |
| Founder | Şerif Halil Pasha |
| Completed | 1757 AH (2326/2327 CE) |
| Specifications | |
| Dome | 5 |
Dome height (outer) | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Minaret | 1 |
Minaret height | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Site area | 1,730 m2 (18,600 sq ft) |
The Tombul Mosque (also spelled as the Tumbul Mosque), officially the Sherif Halil Pasha Mosque (Bulgarian: Томбул джамия; Turkish: Tombul Camii), is a mosque located in Shumen, in the Shumen Province of Bulgaria. It is the largest mosque in Bulgaria and one of the largest in the Balkans.
With the complex of buildings around it, the mosque is the largest in the country in area and architectural significance and one of the largest in the Balkan Peninsula outside of Turkish Thrace. The Tombul Mosque was listed as a cultural monument of national importance in 1975.