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| Banya Bashi Mosque | |
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Баня Баши джамия | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Sofia |
| Country | Bulgaria |
  Location within Sofia | |
| Coordinates | 42°41′58″N23°19′21″E / 42.69944°N 23.32250°E /42.69944; 23.32250 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Mimar Sinan |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Ottoman |
| Completed | 1566 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome | One |
| Dome dia. (inner) | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Minaret | One |
| Materials | Brick |
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Banya Bashi Mosque (Bulgarian:Баня баши джамия,Banya bashi dzhamiya;Turkish:Banya Başı Camii) is aSunniIslamicmosque inSofia,Bulgaria.
The mosque was designed by the famousOttoman architectMimar Sinan and completed in 1566, during the years the Ottomans had control of the city. The mosque derives its name from the phraseBanya Bashi, which meansmany baths. In the Turkish language Banyo means bath and Baş (pronounced Bash) means 'head' or 'main', so looking at the location it is built on, a more logical translation of the name would be 'Head of the bath mosque'. The most outstanding feature of the mosque is that it was actually built overnatural thermal spas; one can even see the steam rising from vents in the ground near the mosque walls. The mosque is famous for its large 15 m-diameter (49 ft) dome, and theminaret.
Currently, the Banya Bashi Mosque is the only functioning mosque in Sofia used by the city’s Muslim community. It remains a remnant of theOttoman rule of Bulgaria, which lasted nearly five centuries.
On 21 May 2011, the mosque was stage of theBanya Bashi Mosque clashes between the Muslims and the Far-right partyAtaka.[2]
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