Imam Sultan Saqi Shrine
| Imam Sultan Saqi Shrine | |
|---|---|
Arabic: مرقد الامام سلطان ساقي | |
 Interior of the shrine's central chamber | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Twelver Shi'a |
| Year consecrated | Unknown (current shrine is a 20th century build) |
| Status | Active, but limited access to the public |
| Location | |
| Location | Tisin, Kirkuk, Iraq |
  Location in Iraq | |
| Geographic coordinates | 35°27′06″N 44°21′02″E / 35.4516518°N 44.3506184°E |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | 3 |
| Shrine(s) | 2 (One for Imam Sultan Saqi, and the other for his sister Sultana) |
The Imam Sultan Saqi Shrine (Arabic: مرقد الامام سلطان ساقي) is a historic shrine for the Twelver Shi'ite community of Turkmen, located in the Tisin neighbourhood of Kirkuk in Iraq.[1][2][3] It contains a tomb dedicated to Imam Sultan Saqi, a descendant of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib. A local cemetery also exists around the mausoleum.[1][2][3]
On the 27th of May 2009, the shrine was restored in a combined effort by both Iraqi and American soldiers.[4][3] However, the shrine is currently still in limited access to the public.[5][3]
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The restoration team gathers at the gateway of the cemetery containing the shrine -
An exterior shot featuring the shrine -
A U.S. soldier and the shrine's caretaker discussing about the condition of a grave in the cemetery -
An Iraqi soldier installs a new lighting system in the shrine during the restorations -
One of the domes of the shrine being stripped off its rotting paint job
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "كركوك مدينة القوميات المتآخية". annabaa.org (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ a b "أسماء". www.mesopot.com. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ a b c d البياتي, نهاد (2009-05-28). "أعادة ترميم مقبرة منطقة التسعين ومرقد السلطان ساقي". إذاعة العراق الحر (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "The newly restored Sultan Saqi Shrine sits at the far end of a cemetery on Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, May 27, 2009. U.S. and Iraqi airmen joined forces to repair the shrine and an adjacent building". www.defense.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "مقبرة سلطان ساقي – كركوك". wikimapia.org (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-04-07.