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Baba Vanga’s Chilling Prophecy: “By 2044, Europe Will Be Empty and a Caliph Will Rule Rome”
October 13, 2025 |
The mysterious Bulgarian mystic Baba Vanga, often called the “Nostradamus of the Balkans,” continues to make headlines nearly three decades after her death. A haunting prophecy attributed to her claims that by 2044, Europe will be “cleansed” and nearly uninhabitable — and that a Caliph will rule from the heart of Rome.
According to reports cited by the New York Post, Baba Vanga predicted what she called a “great Muslim war.” She warned that by 2016, Muslim extremists would launch violent attacks across Europe — a prediction many link to the rise of the Islamic State (ISIS) and its reign of terror.
Her visions reportedly extended further into the future. Vanga foresaw that the unrest beginning with the Arab Spring of 2010 would eventually lead to a larger conflict centered in Syria, where, she claimed, “Muslims will use chemical warfare against Europeans.”
By 2043, she predicted, a Caliphate would be established in Rome, the symbolic heart of Christianity and the Vatican City — with a Muslim leader, or Caliph, ruling the region.
Her followers interpret this as a reference to radical Islamist movements like ISIS expanding their influence beyond the Middle East into Europe.
In her apocalyptic vision, Baba Vanga claimed that by 2044, Europe as we know it will cease to exist. She described the continent as “almost empty,” devastated by war, famine, and forced depopulation — a “barren land, nearly devoid of life.”
Many skeptics dismiss these predictions as myth or exaggeration, yet her followers argue that several of her past forecasts — including the 9/11 attacks, Brexit, and the rise of ISIS — have come true with eerie accuracy.
Baba Vanga’s real name was Vangelia Pandeva Dimitrova. Born in 1911 in what is now North Macedonia, she lost her eyesight at the age of 12 after being caught in a violent storm. Her devotees believe that this incident awakened her psychic powers, giving her the ability to foresee world events.
By her thirties, Baba Vanga had become famous across Eastern Europe for her predictions and healing rituals. Her reputation drew not only ordinary people but also political leaders, including Bulgarian King Boris III and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, who reportedly sought her guidance.
She died in 1996, but her prophecies — many of which extend into the 22nd century — continue to fascinate believers and historians alike.
While historians view Baba Vanga as a figure of folklore and mysticism, her name resurfaces each time global unrest mirrors one of her prophecies. Whether her vision of a “Caliph ruling Rome” by 2043 will ever come true remains a matter of speculation — but her eerie predictions continue to spark debate worldwide.
