Mausoleum of Saladin

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The Mausoleum of Saladin is the tomb of the famed Muslim military leader Salah ad-Din, located beside the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus and revered as a significant historical and cultural monument.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage monument
historic site
mausoleum
tomb
adjacentTo Umayyad Mosque NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Ayyubid architecture NERFINISHED
builtInPeriod Ayyubid period NERFINISHED
burialPlaceOf Saladin NERFINISHED
Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub NERFINISHED
category Buildings and structures in Damascus
Mausoleums in Syria
cityDistrict Old Damascus NERFINISHED
constructionEnd 1196
constructionStart 1196
contains cenotaph of Saladin NERFINISHED
remains of Saladin
continent Asia
country Syria
dedicatedTo Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub NERFINISHED
denomination Sunni Islam
hasFeature decorative inscriptions
domed chamber
marble sarcophagus
mihrab
wooden sarcophagus
hasType funerary monument
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED
locatedIn Damascus NERFINISHED
Old City of Damascus NERFINISHED
Umayyad Mosque complex NERFINISHED
locatedNear Citadel of Damascus NERFINISHED
locatedNextTo Umayyad Mosque NERFINISHED
maintainedBy Syrian authorities
material marble
stone
namedAfter Saladin NERFINISHED
owner Syrian state NERFINISHED
partOf Ancient City of Damascus World Heritage Site NERFINISHED
region Levant NERFINISHED
religiousAffiliation Islam NERFINISHED
significance important cultural monument in Syria
important pilgrimage site for visitors to Damascus
symbol of Muslim resistance during the Crusades
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1979
usedFor commemoration of Saladin
religious visitation
tourism

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