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Imam Sultan Saqi Shrine

Coordinates: 35°27′06″N 44°21′02″E / 35.4516518°N 44.3506184°E / 35.4516518; 44.3506184
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Imam Sultan Saqi Shrine
Arabic: مرقد الامام سلطان ساقي
Interior of the shrine's central chamber
Religion
AffiliationTwelver Shi'a
Year consecratedUnknown (current shrine is a 20th century build)
StatusActive, but limited access to the public
Location
LocationTisin, Kirkuk, Iraq
Imam Sultan Saqi Shrine is located in Iraq
Imam Sultan Saqi Shrine
Location in Iraq
Geographic coordinates35°27′06″N 44°21′02″E / 35.4516518°N 44.3506184°E / 35.4516518; 44.3506184
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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References

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  1. ^ a b "كركوك مدينة القوميات المتآخية". annabaa.org (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  2. ^ a b "أسماء". www.mesopot.com. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "مقبرة سلطان ساقي – كركوك". wikimapia.org (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-04-07.