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Bobigny cemetery

Bobigny cemetery, 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 cemetery 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. The site is inscrit au titre des Monuments Historiques.

Notible interments

  • Peyveste Hanımefendi
  • Şehsuvar Kadınefendi
  • Abdülmecid II
  • Akbar agha Sheykhulislamov
  • Abdul Hamid II
  • Tewfik Pasha
  • Mehmed Selaheddin
  • References

    Bobigny cemetery Wikipedia