Shumen’s Tombul Mosque, built 1744, will receive USD 390,000 from the Sultan of Oman. He is a close friend to outgoing Bulgarian Premier Simeon Saxe-Coburg. Photo by greatestcities.com
Sultan Qaboos Bin Saeed of Oman will pay USD 390,000 for a mosque in Shumen, northeast Bulgaria.
Tombul Mosque is one of the biggest and oldest Muslim mosques on the Balkan Peninsula.
The temple has been visited by Oman's economy minister, who then informed Sultan Qaboos about the poor condition of the mosque.
The Sultan is a close friend to Bulgaria's outgoing Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg, a press release said in Sofia Thursday.