This will be a photo thread for Romanian mosques and also a fact thread.

Demographics

According to the 2002 Census, there are 67,566 Muslims in Romania constituting 0.3% of the population. Most of the muslims are Romanian Turks and Tatars with a handful of Roma Muslims. 97% of the Muslim population lives in Dobruja while the remaining 3% live mostly in Bucharest. In Dobruja, 5.2% of the population are muslim. (Constanta County - 6.6%, Tulcea County 1.5%) There are 77 - 80 mosques in Romania and 108 Islamic cemetaries.

Source: Wikipedia-Islam in Romania

Note: This is a photo and facts thread, NOT a religious or political debate thread.

Center of Romanian Islam

http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb354/Graeme_Lide/romiz1.jpg

Source: Panoramio - Bladea Andrei

http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb354/Graeme_Lide/romiz2.jpg

Source: Panoramio - Mircea Moldovan

Oldest Mosque in Romania built in 1525

http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb354/Graeme_Lide/Mangalia_Mosque1020578.jpg

Source: Wiki Commons - BoyofDracula

I'll help you fill this thread. Insallah :D
Have plenty of materials on thism and visited most of them. They are located in my area (Constanta), and I am a Muslim. (alhamdulillah) :D

^^ Cool! We have a Romanian muslim in this forum. :)

Ramadan in Romania, year 2008, people bring food at the mosque and eat together, or cook there and eat there:

Exteriors:
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Interiors:
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Prayer &after the prayer:
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Ottomon Architecture

http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb354/Graeme_Lide/Geamia_din_MC483cin_MC483cin_Mosque2C_Romania.jpg

Author: at bottom of photo

Mosque in Tulcea (city)

http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb354/Graeme_Lide/18335582.jpg

Source: Panoramio - meghetl

Harsova Mosque

http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb354/Graeme_Lide/romiz3.jpg

Source: Panoramio - teddy-tdk

Badabag

Badabag is a town in Tulcea County and the town's population is 14.2% Muslim

http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb354/Graeme_Lide/romiz4.jpg

Source: eliznik.org.uk

http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb354/Graeme_Lide/romiz5.jpg

Source: Flickr - friedrich glorian

So, if this is a facts and photos thread, why did you name it "Islamic Romania" if only 0,3 % (according to your source) of the population is muslim "legacy" ?! You could have named "mosques in Romania", or whatever, not "Islamic Romania".

Assalamun aleykum muslim brothers

This will be a photo thread for Romanian mosques and also a fact thread.

Demographics

According to the 2002 Census, there are 67,566 Muslims in Romania constituting 0.3% of the population. Most of the muslims are Romanian Turks and Tatars with a handful of Roma Muslims. 97% of the Muslim population lives in Dobruja while the remaining 3% live mostly in Bucharest. In Dobruja, 5.2% of the population are muslim. (Constanta County - 6.6%, Tulcea County 1.5%) There are 77 - 80 mosques in Romania and 108 Islamic cemetaries.

Source: Wikipedia-Islam in Romania

Note: This is a photo and facts thread, NOT a religious or political debate thread.

there are over 67 000 muslims in Romania ? I think that, there are more muslims in Romania...

So, if this is a facts and photos thread, why did you name it "Islamic Romania" if only 0,3 % (according to your source) of the population is muslim "legacy" ?! You could have named "mosques in Romania", or whatever, not "Islamic Romania".

There's a thread called Jewish Romania and I though it would be matching to call this thread Islamic Romania, but its that big of a deal Cosmin can change it. I don't mind.

there are over 67 000 muslims in Romania ? I think that, there are more muslims in Romania...

Thats according to the 2002 census, the population has probably grown.

Don`t u know that how many muslim live in Romania now ?

The last census in Romania was taken in 2002, Im assuming the next one will be in 2012. I would guess the muslim population is around 100,000 now but that is only just my estimate.

REMINDER: this is a photo section! Discussions here should be related solely to photography. So please play according to the rules. Discussions and speculations about populations are also off-topic here!

Sper sa inchida cineva threadul asta pana nu ne trezim ca decreteaza distinsii colegi sharia pe aici!

REMINDER: this is a photo section! Discussions here should be related solely to photography. So please play according to the rules. Discussions and speculations about populations are also off-topic here!

+1
I said at the top this was a facts and photos thread

Sper sa inchida cineva threadul asta pana nu ne trezim ca decreteaza distinsii colegi sharia pe aici!

Fii pe pace, cum se zice la voi in Ardeal :) Sau ceva de genul...

No, we only want to promote the Muslim religious infrastructure in Romania, and believe me, there's plenty of it in Dobrogea Region :)

Assalamun aleykum muslim brothers

Salam :D Azerice salamlasmak :)
Sen azeri dilinde danisabilirsen ? :D
P.S. Sorry, I was just exercising my Azeri language skills :D

EDIT: Ill just be nice :) lol

Fii pe pace, cum se zice la voi in Ardeal :) Sau ceva de genul...

No, we only want to promote the Muslim religious infrastructure in Romania, and believe me, there's plenty of it in Dobrogea Region :)



Salam :D Azerice salamlasmak :)
Sen azeri dilinde danisabilirsen ? :D
P.S. Sorry, I was just exercising my Azeri language skills :D

Thank you Cadir for the support, Constanta County is 7% Muslim and Dobrogea is 5.2% Muslim so there is plenty of Islamic religious infrastructure.

Stay tuned, in about 10 minutes hope to post some pictures of Babadag/Tulcea/ Carol and other mosques,from my personal P.C. :) God's will :D
The Mosque in Agigea, 5 kms south of Constanta city, in the left there is a kitchen and a guesthouse, in the right there's the mosque itself:

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/IMG_2468.jpg

The mosque in Cumpana, 2 kms south of Constanta, currently undergoing an expansion:

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/IMG_1780.jpg

The rest underneath are from Anadolchioi mosque, located in Constanta.

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/IMG_1856.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/IMG_1854.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/IMG_1853.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/IMG_1851.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/IMG_1848.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/IMG_1846.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/IMG_1845.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/IMG_1842.jpg

Some activities:

Meat distribution among Muslims:

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/MVI_0897_0001.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/DSC00543.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/DSC00377.jpg

Awesome photos! Thanks Cadir! :)

The mosques are so adorable (I know that a wierd thing to say lol)

I really like the interior :cheers:

Awesome photos! Thanks Cadir! :)

The mosques are so adorable (I know that a wierd thing to say lol)

I really like the interior :cheers:

:cheers:
^^ Is that beverage halal ? :bash:

Actually, they are quite old and kitschy, but they are maintained through local support. As you can see, their gardens are quite green and the courtyard tidy.


This is an old minaret (tower from where Muslims are called to prayer) in Mihail Kogalniceanu, the main airport in Constanta and Dobrogea region, and also a military base for the American troops:
http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222207895/gallery_7_19_100471.jpg

^^
Thats neat, is it still used?

And the mosque in Mihail Kogalniceanu.
Note that this type of exterior fences is specific to Dobrogea region, these low stone walls can't be found as a traditional fencing in other parts of Romania. In the south, near Mangalia, they can be as low as to reach one person's knee.

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222207895/gallery_7_19_57550.jpg
http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222207895/gallery_7_19_54794.jpg

Mosque in Ovidiu, north of Constanta

http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb354/Graeme_Lide/4495863.jpg

Source: Panoramio - Valcea Alexandru

http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb354/Graeme_Lide/8768022.jpg

Source: Panoramio - lulian iulian

The entrance to the Cobadin mosque, a few kms south of Medgidia town, in the center of the Dobrujan steppe.

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222207895/gallery_35_19_34231.jpg

The minaret:
http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222207895/gallery_35_19_2668.jpg

Praying in the mosque of Castelu, near Medgidia:

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222207895/gallery_7_19_266.jpg

Oven-fried meat [ one of the types of food we eat] served to the locals in the mosque, in Medgidia:

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222172210/gallery_7_19_15796.jpg

Abdul-Medgid mosque in Medgidia. The name of the town Medgidia comes obviously from Abdul-Mejid, the sultan who laid the foundation of the city a century and a half ago.You can see some huge candels in front, nowadays, they are used only as a decoration, in the past, they used to be lighted. They are few hundreds kgs. in weight.

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222172210/gallery_7_19_55734.jpg

Cadir, do the mosques in Romania display the Islamic call to prayer in the evenings from the Minarets?

And that food looks delicious :D

^^
Thats neat, is it still used?
No, because it has been used when there were no microphones and there was no minaret.

Cadir, do the mosques in Romania display the Islamic call to prayer in the evenings from the Minarets?

And that food looks delicious :D
:)
Yes, in the city centre they do. They call to prayer about 2-3 times a day.

But in the countryside, the situation is somehow different, some display only once a day, some 2-3 times a day, and some only once a week. It depends on the imam.

Continuation of the AbdulMedgid Mosque:

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222172210/gallery_7_19_6235.jpg

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222172210/gallery_7_19_15866.jpg

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222172210/gallery_7_19_69892.jpg

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222172210/gallery_7_19_11435.jpg

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222172210/gallery_7_19_23132.jpg

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222172210/gallery_7_19_43047.jpg

And the exterior:
http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222172210/gallery_7_19_43054.jpg

Yes, in the city centre they do. They call to prayer about 2-3 times a day.

But in the countryside, the situation is somehow different, some display only once a day, some 2-3 times a day, and some only once a week. It depends on the imam.

Interesting, I lived in Qatar for a year and most of the mosques only did the call to prayer in the evenings though some also did it in the afternoons.

One more question: Do most of Constanta's Muslim residents go to the Carol I Mosque or are there several mosques throughout the city?

Interesting, I lived in Qatar for a year and most of the mosques only did the call to prayer in the evenings though some also did it in the afternoons.

One more question: Do most of Constanta's Muslim residents go to the Carol I Mosque or are there several mosques throughout the city?

Carol is the biggest and most prominent of the mosques in Constanta city. But 400 meters north of it there is an other Ottoman mosque, the Hunkar mosque.

In other neighbourhoods, there are also mosques: Anadolchioi (that with flowers on the alley), Coiciu, Tomis 3, Piata Chiliei.

Yep, there are 6 mosques in total in Constanta.

Besides, there are 2 NGO's activating among the Muslims in Constanta, one led by Arabs and one led by Turks. Both offer accomodation, food and financial help to children in need, and of course, they have mosques open to the public.
There is also a mosque in Palazu Mare, which used to be a village, and now it's considered part of Constanta.

So, there are 7 mosques with minaret in Constanta, and 2 prayer rooms (masgids). 9 in total.

An other neat interior, in Constanta county, sorry, I don't remember the village:

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222172210/gallery_5_19_24045.jpg

The walls are made out of local clay and straws:
http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222172210/gallery_5_19_69156.jpg

The mosque in Independenta village, Constanta county [Turkish and Tatar: Bayramdede]
In the right, just near the building, there is the old metallic minaret, and in the left there's the new concrete minaret.
http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222172210/gallery_5_19_5476.jpg

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222172210/gallery_5_19_58539.jpg

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222172210/gallery_5_19_11288.jpg

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222172210/gallery_5_19_200317.jpg

The most arid region of Romania:
http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222172210/gallery_5_19_204313.jpg

Again, low stone walls, no gate :lol:
http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222172210/gallery_5_19_18647.jpg

Cadir, you have made this thread awesome!

There's a Mosque in Bucharest in Regie/Cringasi area that as far as I know can be seen from the 41 Tram Line. There's others for sure ( Colentina could be checked out ) but more like mini-mosques, not architectural relevant.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AB710ubDJlI/TH_gP0EDzwI/AAAAAAAABOg/Wm3P7j_ycas/s1600/moscheeaarrahman.JPG
This is all I could find.

About the population, lets say ~70.000 in 2002 is quite relevant since I don't think the population growth made a big change, I would guess it's around 80.000 today if we number the same people ( - deaths, + births ). Of course, in all this time theres probably a big number of Muslim people of different ethnicities that came to Romania, especially turks in Bucharest. Simply judging by all the shaorma/kebab places in the city that are owned by them, there is surely a number of non-Romanians Muslims *fixed* living around. I would also mention that after each Galata/Fener/Besiktas triumph in the Turkish League the Victory Square is loaded of people celebrating ( so it's x3 since I doubt Besiktas fans will celebrate a Fener win :D ).
Theres a small recent history of Muslims in Romania, you could read about Ada Kaleh, a island on the Danube that was flooded after a dam was built and for sure there's some Muslims still living in Turnu-Severin.
I do believe there are a lot of ex-muslism that lost their identity during the communist period and now may have simple Romanian names, Christian religion and even simply not bother.

Thanks of the info PaulFCB!
I read that the Muslims of Bucharest are mostly recent Turkish immigrants while the Muslims of Dobrogea are decedants of the Turks and Tatars who settled there when the area was owned by the Ottoman Empire.

Cadir, you have made this thread awesome!

No, it was your idea :) I simply brought my contribution :)
P.S. I've edited some posts.



Theres a small recent history of Muslims in Romania, you could read about Ada Kaleh, a island on the Danube that was flooded after a dam was built and for sure there's some Muslims still living in Turnu-Severin.
I do believe there are a lot of ex-muslism that lost their identity during the communist period and now may have simple Romanian names, Christian religion and even simply not bother.

Yes, we should also concentrate on it, but maybe later. It was an island of Islam on an island of the Danube, between Serbia, Hungary and Romania.
There are some mixed-family members who have Christian names, or there are some that follow both religions...however, they are a very small minority, especially in cities like Braila, Fetesti, Drobeta Turnu Severin.

Thanks of the info PaulFCB!
I read that the Muslims of Bucharest are mostly recent Turkish immigrants while the Muslims of Dobrogea are decedants of the Turks and Tatars who settled there when the area was owned by the Ottoman Empire.

Yes, the second biggest immigrant group in Romania is represented by the Turks. Most of them do business.

The first are Moldavians.

In Dobrogea region, the Muslims are represented by 4 ethnic groups: The Turks, the Tatars, the Albanians ( a small community) and the Muslim Gypsies. These Gypsies further divide in 2 or 3 branches, of which I don't know much. For instance, those in Babadag area speak a different language, besides Turkish, when compared to those in Negru-Voda area.

The Turks have similar facial characteristics when compared to the average Romanian. You can only know they are Turks when seeing the way their women tie the headscarf, or when the men wear the headtop.
The Tatars have Asian characteristics, tend to be small and slim when young, and small and chubby when aging :D But there are exceptions too.
The Gypsies have specific characteristics and outfit, especially the vivid colours and the amount of gold on them is a trademark :)
However, because the gypsies have learned Turkish during the Ottoman rule, they declare themselves as Turks.

Is the arid region of Romania mostly Muslim?

Fantana Mare skyline !!!
[Baspinar in Turkish]

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222036245/gallery_5_19_178348.jpg

Is the arid region of Romania mostly Muslim?

No, there is only one village with only Turks living in it: Fantana Mare.
In the other villages/towns and the city of Constanta, the percentage varries, from 1-2% to 30-40%. There is no place with Muslim majority except for Fantana Mare.

Old guesthouse in Ciocarlia village, Constanta county [Bulbul in Turkish, Bilbil in Tatar]

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/index.php?app=gallery&module=images&section=viewimage&img=1107

Macin Mosque entrance:
http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222036245/gallery_5_19_18518.jpg

Islamic stuff:
http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222036245/gallery_5_19_47908.jpg

Topraisar village, Constanta town, upstairs women, down men:
http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222036245/gallery_5_19_8581.jpg

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222036245/gallery_5_19_10268.jpg

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222036245/gallery_5_19_4519.jpg

Interior:

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222034768/gallery_5_19_50106.jpg

The Muslim community seems tight knit and friendly :)

The Muslim community seems tight knit and friendly :)

Generally speaking, yes, but as in every community, problems appear all the time :)
And it seems that statistically, the regions where more than 2 communities coexist, there is a stronger social cohesion, helping people fight poverty better. For this reason, Dobrogea is a model of tolerance between people.

And yes, people in Dobrogea are especially friendly :)

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222034768/gallery_5_19_24355.jpg

Macin city, Tulcea county:
http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222034768/gallery_5_19_8060.jpg

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222034768/gallery_5_19_69127.jpg

Mosque in Osmancea village

http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb354/Graeme_Lide/romiz6.jpg

Source: Panoramio - George Alexandru Marinescu

The second mosque in Medgidia:

Exterior:
http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1221867386/gallery_7_19_2650.jpg

Interior:
http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222034768/gallery_7_19_79769.jpg

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222034768/gallery_7_19_61442.jpg

I don't know where's this from:

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/index.php?app=gallery&module=images&section=viewimage&img=1044

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222034768/gallery_5_19_15606.jpg

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1222034768/gallery_5_19_10486.jpg

The mosque in Valea Dacilor, near Medgidia, the future A2 highway will by-pass this village:

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1221867386/gallery_7_19_65768.jpg

The mosque in Mereni, Constanta county:

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1221867386/gallery_5_19_83851.jpg

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1221867386/gallery_5_19_3581.jpg

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1221867386/gallery_5_19_9492.jpg

The Esma Han Sultan mosque in Mangalia, the only one, and the only mediaeval building of the city, renovated by the donation of a Turkish businessman:

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1221867386/gallery_7_19_1307.jpg

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1221867386/gallery_5_19_19407.jpg

Through the window:
http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1221867386/gallery_7_19_75232.jpg

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1221867386/gallery_7_19_19904.jpg

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1221777490/gallery_7_19_38099.jpg

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1221777490/gallery_7_19_45564.jpg

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1221777490/gallery_7_19_47035.jpg

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1221777490/gallery_7_19_15343.jpg

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1221777490/gallery_7_19_25458.jpg

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1221777490/gallery_7_19_23764.jpg

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1221777490/gallery_7_19_30470.jpg

Trei la zece mii ? :lol:

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1221777490/gallery_7_19_2576.jpg

Ottoman fountain:

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1221777490/gallery_7_19_4854.jpg

Nightview and Ottoman tombs:
Usually, in the summer afternoons we enjoy the seabreeze by drinking a cup under that roof:

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1221777490/gallery_7_19_62936.jpg

http://islamulazi.ro/forum/uploads/1221777490/gallery_7_19_29009.jpg

More to come tomorrow :) Insallah (God's will)

Romanian mosques have really pretty minarets, I like the Ottoman style

Thanks for all the fascinating pictures Cadir!

Some activities:

Meat distribution among Muslims:

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/MVI_0897_0001.jpg

That must be a nice walk for those sheep. :lol:

Salam :D Azerice salamlasmak :)
Sen azeri dilinde danisabilirsen ? :D
P.S. Sorry, I was just exercising my Azeri language skills :D

Əleyküm salam... Bəli )))
Əlbəttə, mən azəriyəm...
PostSitat: No any problem, i can help you about
your azerbaijani exercises ))

Nice pics, Cadîr. Thank you for opening this thread, musiccity. :cheers:

That must be a nice walk for those sheep. :lol:

Not to mention a fascinating architecture! :)

http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/5253175/800/Anonymous/Slujba-otomana.jpg

^ Is that Ada-Kaleh?

Nice pics, Cadîr. Thank you for opening this thread, musiccity. :cheers:

Your welcome :)

The only majority Muslim town in Romania

Turkish name: Baspinar

http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb354/Graeme_Lide/fantana1.jpg

http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb354/Graeme_Lide/fantana2.jpg

http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb354/Graeme_Lide/fantana3.jpg

http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb354/Graeme_Lide/fantana4.jpg

http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb354/Graeme_Lide/fantana5.jpg

Source: Panoramio - Irfanutz

One more picture of Fantana Mare/Baspinar ;)

http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb354/Graeme_Lide/fantana6.jpg

Source: Panoramio - Mercasflorinmihai

^ Is that Ada-Kaleh?

No, That is Carol Park in Bucharest, 1912!

http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/5253746/640/5253746.jpg

^ Is that Ada-Kaleh?

Ada-Kaleh - insula a fost inundata datorita constructiei hidrocentralei Portile de Fier 1
http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/581/7969/8054638/1/img-5809.jpg

http://www.miscarea.net/ao-ada-kaleh-orsova.jpg

http://www.miscarea.net/ao-ada-kaleh-moscheia-intrare.jpg

http://www.miscarea.net/ao-ada-k.jpg

http://www.miscarea.net/ao-ada-kaleh-moscheia.jpg
http://www.observatorcultural.ro/userfiles/article/Marian%20TUTUI%20Ada-Kaleh%20sau%20Orientul%20scufundat_02110740.jpg
sursa (http://www.miscarea.net/alu-diverse94.htm)

un articol in ProSport despre echipa de fotbal locala - http://www.prosport.ro/sport-life/special/totul-despre-insula-de-poveste-ingropata-in-dunare-fotbal-sub-ape-la-ada-kaleh-8054638

RADU Cornescu and adeiush, thanks for the pictures of Ada-Kaleh, very interesting

^ My mom is born in Mehedinţi county, near the Danube. As a child, she went many time on the island with her parents. She remembers even today the famous sweets made by the Turks of Ada-Kaleh. After the RO-YU gvts. flooded the island and the old city of Orşova to make place for the Iron Gates I, a man from Ada-Kaleh opened a Turkish café in Turnu Severin. As a young man, I was there two times and I clearly remember the flavor of a coffee boiled on fine sand in one of the very few private enterprises of the communist era. Unfortunately, now that coffee-shop is closed for good and its owner is probably long time gone from Romania. :( And we're stuck here with those disgusting espresso machines, slowly forgetting what true coffee really means.

^ My mom is born in Mehedinţi county, near the Danube. As a child, she went many time on the island with her parents. She remembers even today the famous sweets made by the Turks of Ada-Kaleh. After the RO-YU gvts. flooded the island and the old city of Orşova to make place for the Iron Gates I, a man from Ada-Kaleh opened a Turkish café in Turnu Severin. As a young man, I was there two times and I clearly remember the flavor of a coffee boiled on fine sand in one of the very few private enterprises of the communist era. Unfortunately, now that coffee-shop is closed for good and its owner is probably long time gone from Romania. :( And we're stuck here with those disgusting espresso machines, slowly forgetting what true coffee really means.

Aww :( When was Ada Kaleh flooded?

Like this?
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Aww :( When was Ada Kaleh flooded?
In 1970 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Kaleh).
Like this?
Exactly!

Cadir, do you know azeri language ?

Cadir, do you know azeri language ?

Menim ana tilim Qrimtatarca, men evde tatarca konusam. Menim fikrimde, oz tilim Azerice'ge bek katnak, bek yaqin, Turkce'den daha yaqin !

Hem de yakhsi isitile :)

[My mother tongue is Tatar, Crimean Tatar, which is very close to Azeri from Azerbaijan, and I even say it's closer to Azeri than to Turkish :) And it also sounds better !]

Did you understand ?

Cetatea Ada-Kaleh a fost stramutata, piatra cu piatra pe insula Simian in 1968. In 2005 se preconiza sa se refaca pe aceasta insula si vechea Geamie. Primarul din Turnu-Severin se lauda ca aici (in vechea Geamie) era cel mai mare covor din lume, lung de 15 metri, lat de 9 metri si cu o greutate de 500 de kilograme, daruit insulei de catre sultanul Abdul al II-lea in anul 1904. El a fost transferat la Moscheea din Constanta.

Aici se poate vedea cetatea aflata acum pe insula Simian:
http://www.descopera.ro/galerie/930514-insula-simian-drobeta-turnu-severin-jud-mehedinti

http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/5254303/640/5254303.jpg

Covorul, jumatate infasurat, la Moscheea din Constanta

More interiors:

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/44665031
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/44665119
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/44665043

View from the minaret:
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/44687531
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/44687542
From:

There is a Wikipedia article on Ada Kaleh. There was a project by the government to relocate Ada Kaleh to the nearby Simian Island but the residents of Ada Kaleh decided to emigrate to Turkey and the projects wasnt completed.

There is a Wikipedia article on Ada Kaleh. There was a project by the government to relocate Ada Kaleh to the nearby Simian Island but the residents of Ada Kaleh decided to emigrate to Turkey and the projects wasnt completed.
I've passed many time on the road to Turnu Severin just near Şimian Island. The fortress is still visible although now is almost covered in wild vegetation. It was somehow obvious - except for the communists, of course - that you can't move large communities wherever and whenever you want. Plus, the landscape was completely different there for any resident of Ada-Kaleh to consider moving in: while Ada-Kaleh was placed in a splendid gorge between the mountain shores of Romania and Yugoslavia, Şimian Island is located instead in the middle of a hot dusty plain.

Yeah to be fair moving to an island in the middle of the Danube, on the plains must seem rather unattractive.

I can understand living in one, particularly as a result of the historical roots and community that must have been formed, but artificially recreating it would not work.

Sad stories really, both this and Orsova. When you think the Three Gorges Dam displaced 1 million people, it really makes you wonder.

When you think the Three Gorges Dam displaced 1 million people, it really makes you wonder.
Although I know its future benefits, I sometimes too wonder if it is really worthing.

About Ada-Kaleh, I found this video (http://dl.transfer.ro/Ada_Kaleh-transfer_RO-14mar-eac1e4.avi). I'm sorry, the audio is only in Romanian, but one can see the last year of the island and the efforts made by communists to move the fortress. I couldn't find any other way to embed the video, so you should download it (it has about 107 MB).

Menim ana tilim Qrimtatarca, men evde tatarca konusam. Menim fikrimde, oz tilim Azerice'ge bek katnak, bek yaqin, Turkce'den daha yaqin !

Hem de yakhsi isitile :)

[My mother tongue is Tatar, Crimean Tatar, which is very close to Azeri from Azerbaijan, and I even say it's closer to Azeri than to Turkish :) And it also sounds better !]

Did you understand ?

Aha... Anladım... Bu Krım tatarcadı ? O halda bizim dil ile
sizin dil arasında ele de böyük farq yoxdur.
Birinci defedi, Krım tatarcanı eşidirem.

Aha... I understood... Is it in Crimean tatar language ? Then there are no
more difference between the Azerbaijani and Crimean Tatar languages...
It`s the first time, I hear the Crimean Tatar language...

^^ 100 % :D:D:D

Cadîr, vezi ca la postarea #87 ai uitat sa pui imaginile!

Mosque in Independenta village

http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb354/Graeme_Lide/romiz7.jpg

Source: Panoramio - drift34

Cadîr, vezi ca la postarea #87 ai uitat sa pui imaginile!

Se pare ca nu e compatibil cu softul, sau nu stiu din ce cauza nu le poate afisa.

Mosque in Independenta village

Note again the low stone fences. It reflects the open attitude of it's people :)

Se pare ca nu e compatibil cu softul, sau nu stiu din ce cauza nu le poate afisa.
Pentru a putea aparea pozele, lincul introdus intre tag-uri trebuie sa se termine in *.jpg

"Island Fortress" Ada Kaleh / Újorsova / Адакале / Neu Orsowa / Fort Elisabeth in 1824-1826:

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/701/2081p.jpg

Sursa (hi_res): Ada Kaleh, 1824-1826 (http://romaniaforum.info/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=49)

dan

Ada Kaleh is too beautiful, its sad it got submerged :(

Tombstone in the old Bucharest city centre museum:

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/DSCF2886.jpg

Mosque and mausoleum in Babadag:

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/DSCF2699.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/DSCF2691.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/DSCF2690.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/DSCF2689.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/DSCF2684.jpg

At a local fair, I found this old tobacco and money bag:

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/DSCF1111.jpg

From: http://s224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/#!cpZZ23QQtppZZ24

The other central mosque in Constanta, Hunkar Mosque:

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/DSCF1374.jpg

Carol Mosque:

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/DSCF1353.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/DSCF1349.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/DSCF1348.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/DSCF1346.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/DSCF1345.jpg

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/DSCF1344.jpg

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/DSCF1343.jpg

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/DSCF1342.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/DSCF1341.jpg

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/DSCF1340.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/DSCF1339.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/DSCF1338.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/DSCF1337.jpg


From: http://s224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/#!cpZZ23QQtppZZ24

And an old view from the minaret:

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/IMG_0747-gif.gif

from: http://s224.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/Baqla-Laqsha/#!cpZZ26QQtppZZ24

Super poze! :cheers:

Cadar, demult vroiam sa te iintreb dacă nu te-ai gândit vreodată sa faci o excursie si binenteles un "road-trip" sa zic asa, pe insula Simian - Dr.Tr.Severin, unde se afla ruinele vechii cetati si a orașului de pe insula Ada-Kaleh...100% ai ce vedea acolo

:)
Ma bucur ca v-au placut.

@Claudiu:
Hmm, demult ma gandesc sa fac asa o excursie circulara prin tara, sa ajung in fiecare cotlon, pe fiecare coclau. Dar la Insula Simian nu ma gandisem. Oricum e o idee foarte buna si banuiesc ca pot culege foarte multe informatii de acolo despre Ada Kale.

Cel mai probabil, daca ma hotarasc sa fac aceasta excursie, va fi intre mai si august, si va trebui sa imi pregatesc cel putin transportul de pe uscat pana pe insula si inapoi.

Nu stiu ce regim are insula (daca se poate vizita), si nici vreun mijloc de trasport pe apa nu stiu. Daca ai vreo informatie despre asta, as fi bucuros sa aflu. Restul, e usor.

O idee nastrusnica: o filmare subacvatica pe Dunare chiar pe fosta insula ADA-KALE!

@Cadar,

Din cele cunoscute de mine pe insula Simian au fost aduse toate cladirile si constructiile care au existat pe insula Ada-Kaleh...dar intrucat majoritatea musulmanilor de pe insula nu au acceptat sa fie stramutati si au ales fie sa plece in Turcia fie s-au mutat in alte orase (multi stau in Constanta)...insula Simian a ramas pustie d ela bun inceput...iar natura si-a spus cuvantul...de aceea cele mai bune reportaje si fotografii cu insula eu le-am vazut facute iarna atunci cand vegetatia nu e "bogata"sa ma exprim asa...de aceea e indicat o vizita in timpul iernii...binenteles intr-o zi frumoasa...

Curse regulate intre Tr. Severin si Simian (insula) nu exista...dar sunt destui pescari dotati cu barci care fac aceste curse de "taxi"...asemanator cu ce se intampla de-a lungul Clisurii Dunarii (Cazane) ...de aceea majoritatea pensiunilor din Tr. Severin pot face o "rezervare" pentru o asemenea cursa.

Oricum am un priten din tr. Severin si-l voi intreba mai multe detalii...

http://youtu.be/KqCEcDRukNw

KqCEcDRukNw

http://youtu.be/b1qGprKq_wQ

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