al-Askari Mosque
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Al-Askari Mosque is a major Shia Islamic shrine and pilgrimage site in Samarra, Iraq, renowned as the burial place of the tenth and eleventh Shia Imams and as a symbol of Shia heritage.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shia shrine
ⓘ
mosque ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Islamic architecture
ⓘ
Shia shrine architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Shia pilgrimage
ⓘ
Twelver Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Buyid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
Ali al-Hadi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hakimah bint Muhammad al-Jawad NERFINISHED ⓘ Hasan al-Askari NERFINISHED ⓘ Narjis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 944 ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| denomination | Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Iraqi Shia religious authorities ⓘ |
| hasDome | golden dome ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyard
ⓘ
shrine chamber ⓘ ziyarat facilities ⓘ |
| hasMinaret | twin minarets ⓘ |
| hasRestoration |
post-2006 reconstruction of dome
ⓘ
post-2007 reconstruction of minarets ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important religious heritage site in Iraq ⓘ |
| linkedToBelief |
birthplace traditions of Muhammad al-Mahdi
ⓘ
occultation of the twelfth Imam ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Salah al-Din Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samarra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Tigris River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | gold-plated tiles on dome ⓘ |
| near |
Great Mosque of Samarra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samarra archaeological city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
2006 bombing of golden dome
ⓘ
2007 bombing of minarets ⓘ |
| pilgrimageType | ziyarat ⓘ |
| rebuiltBy |
Iraqi government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Safavid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| significance | one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Shia heritage
ⓘ
Shia identity in Iraq ⓘ |
| targetOf | sectarian violence in Iraq ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Shia Muslims from Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shia Muslims from Iraq ⓘ Shia Muslims from South Asia ⓘ Shia Muslims from around the world ⓘ |
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