Bobigny cemetery is a Muslim-only burial ground near

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in the town of

Bobigny Bobigny () is a commune, or town, in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Bobigny is the prefecture (capital city) of the Seine-Saint-Denis department, as well as the seat of the A ...

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. 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

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in 1937 on the site adjacent to the Franco-Muslim Hospital of Bobigny and hold about 7000 plots, for mainly

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n people.The Muslim Cemetery of Bobigny
It is a listed

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since 2006. Cimetière musulman It is not to be confused with the larger and multi-faith Cimetière parisien de Pantin nearby

Notable interments

* 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 *

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– Syrian statesman

Gallery

File:Tombes1-Bobigny.jpg File:Tombes2-Bobigny.jpg File:Tombes3-Bobigny.jpg File:Hairi.jpg, Hairi File:Kacimi-Tombe-Bobigny.jpg, Kacimi-Tombe-Bobigny File:Karray-moderne.jpg, Karray File:Kechit-tombe-Bobigny-moderne.jpg, Kechit-tombe-Bobigny File:II. Abdülhamid'in oğlu Şehzade Ahmed Nureddin Efendi'nin mezarı.jpg, Ahmed Nureddin Efendi (1900–1945), son of the Ottoman sultan Abdul Hamid II File:Ben Salah.jpg, Ben Salah File:Boussakra.jpg, Boussakra File:Prince Omar Halim-tombe-Bobigny.jpg, Prince Omar Halim-tomb File:Princesse Selma-tombe-Bobigny.jpg, Princesse Selma-tombe File:Salle de priere-Bobigny.jpg, Salle de priere File:Slouati-tombe-Bobigny.jpg, Slouati-tomb File:Tombe Boughera El Ouafi-Bobigny.jpg, Tomb Boughera El Ouafi

References

External links

* {{Coord, 48.9006, 2.4337, display=title Cemeteries in Île-de-France Buildings and structures in Seine-Saint-Denis Tourist attractions in Seine-Saint-Denis