Eski Mosque

An arabic inscription at the entrace of the mosque mentions 1395 as the construction time of the monument, making it the oldest mosque in the country.

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Church of the Assumption, Uzundzhovo

The Church of the Assumption is an Orthodox church, the largest rural church in Bulgaria. The building was built as a mosque, converted into a church in 1906, after the Ottoman Empire ceded the building to Bulgaria. The altar and some of the typical Orthodox ornaments were built in the same year. In 2007, the temple was rebuilt and restored.

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Monastery of St. Athanasius

The Monastery of St. Athanasius is a female Orthodox monastery located in southern Bulgaria. The current construction dates from the 1970s, when the monastery was traditionally renovated on the initiative of the Ministry of Culture, after years of neglect under the communist regime. By its size and space, it is one of the largest monasteries in present-day Bulgaria. According to Bulgarian archaeological and historical research in 2004, it is the oldest active monastery in Europe, believed to have been founded by Athanasius of Alexandria in 344.