Bobigny cemetery
Bobigny cemetery is a Muslim-only burial ground near Paris in the town of Bobigny, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.
Lying just a few kilometers to the northeast of Paris, the town of Bobigny is home to one of only two Muslim cemeteries in France. It was created by the French government in 1937 on the site adjacent to the Franco-Muslim Hospital of Bobigny and hold about 7000 plots, for mainly North African people.[1] It is a listed historical monument since 2006.[2] It is not to be confused with the larger and multi-faith Cimetière parisien de Pantin nearby
Notable interments[edit]
- Peyveste Hanım – wife of Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
- Şehsuvar Hanım – wife of Caliphate of the Ottoman Empire
- Osman Fuad – Ottoman prince
- Akbar agha Sheykhulislamov – exile Azerbaijani politician and cabinet minister
- Princess Niloufer – Ottoman princess
- Abdul Halim Khaddam – Syrian statesman
Gallery[edit]
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Hairi -
Kacimi-Tombe-Bobigny -
Karray -
Kechit-tombe-Bobigny -
Ahmed Nureddin Efendi (1900–1945), son of the Ottoman sultan Abdul Hamid II -
Ben Salah -
Boussakra -
Prince Omar Halim-tomb -
Princesse Selma-tombe -
Salle de priere -
Slouati-tomb -
Tomb Boughera El Ouafi -
Carré militaire drapeau avec vieilles tombes
References[edit]
- ^ The Muslim Cemetery of Bobigny Archived 2016-12-26 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Base Mérimée: PA93000020, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French) Cimetière musulman
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