Uhud Martyrs Cemetery

E160667

Islamic holy site cemetery historic site

Uhud Martyrs Cemetery is a historic burial ground near Mount Uhud in Medina, Saudi Arabia, where many early Muslim warriors, including the revered companion Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib, are believed to be buried.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Uhud Martyrs Cemetery canonical	2
Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib’s grave (traditional site)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic holy site ⓘ cemetery ⓘ historic site ⓘ
access	open to visitors ⓘ
associatedSchoolOfReligion	Sunni Islam ⓘ
associatedWith	Muhammad ⓘ surface form: Prophet Muhammad Sahaba ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Battle of Uhud ⓘ
burialOf	Abdullah ibn Jahsh ⓘ Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib ⓘ Musab ibn Umayr ⓘ other early Muslim warriors ⓘ
citySubdivision	northern outskirts of Medina ⓘ
commemorates	martyrs who died defending Medina ⓘ
commemorativePractice	recitation of prayers for the martyrs ⓘ
country	Saudi Arabia ⓘ
culturalSignificance	important site in early Islamic history ⓘ
dateOfEvent	625 CE ⓘ
era	early Islamic period ⓘ
establishedAs	burial ground immediately after the Battle of Uhud ⓘ
hasFeature	boundary walls ⓘ gates ⓘ simple grave markers ⓘ
hasTypeOfBurial	mass graves ⓘ
hasView	overlooks parts of Mount Uhud ⓘ
heritageStatus	recognized Islamic heritage site ⓘ
languageOfSignage	Arabic ⓘ English ⓘ
linkedTo	Islamic biographical literature (sira) ⓘ surface form: Seerah of the Prophet Muhammad
localName	Maqbarat Shuhada Uhud ⓘ
locatedIn	Medina ⓘ
locatedNear	Mount Uhud ⓘ
managedBy	Saudi authorities ⓘ
nearbyCity	Medina ⓘ
notablePersonBuried	Abdullah ibn Jahsh ⓘ Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib ⓘ Musab ibn Umayr ⓘ
numberOfBurials	approximately 70 martyrs of Uhud ⓘ
pilgrimagePractice	visited as part of ziyara in Medina ⓘ
prohibition	construction of elaborate tombs discouraged ⓘ
proximityToHaram	outside the Prophet's Mosque sanctuary area ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
significance	burial place of martyrs of the Battle of Uhud ⓘ
spiritualSignificance	place of remembrance and supplication for Muslims ⓘ
terrain	rocky area near Mount Uhud ⓘ
tourismCategory	religious tourism site ⓘ
visitorType	pilgrims ⓘ tourists ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib → burialPlace → Uhud Martyrs Cemetery ⓘ

Mount Uhud → hasFeature → Uhud Martyrs Cemetery ⓘ

Battle of Uhud site → hasPart → Uhud Martyrs Cemetery ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib’s grave (traditional site)