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Dur-Kurigalzu (modern Aqar-Quf, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq) Dur-Kurigalzu, also known as Aqar-Quf, was a city in Mesopotamia, founded by King Kurigalzu I in the 14th century BC. Dur-Kurigalzu served as a capital during the Kassite Dynasty and was situated on a limestone ridge between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The site features a ziggurat and...
Also known as the Grand Imam Mosque. is one of the most prominent Sunni mosques in Baghdad, Iraq. It is built around the tomb of Abu Hanifah an-Nu'man, the founder of the Hanafi Madhhab or school of Islamic religious jurisprudence. It is in the al-Adhamiyah district of northern Baghdad, which is named after Abu Hanifa's reverential epithet ("The...
The Shrine of Prophet Job, also known as Maqam Ayyub, is a revered pilgrimage site located in the city of Hillah, the provincial capital, on the Shatt al-Hilla, which is a branch of the Euphrates River. It is believed to be the burial place of the biblical prophet Job, who is mentioned in the Quran and the Bible. According to Islamic tradition,...
Shrine of Imam al-Ḥussein (AS) is the resting place of Imam al-Hussein (AS), some people from Bani Hashim and some of his companions in the Battle of Karbala, who were martyred on Muharram 10th, 61/October 10, 680 in a battle with the army of 'Ubayd Allah bin Ziyad. Al-Mukhtar al-Thaqafi made the first building on Imam al-Hussein's (AS) grave. The...
Nineveh is one of the oldest cities in Middle East with a history that is even older than ancient Greek and Roman Empires. It was also the birthplace of early civilization within upper Mesopotamia. Settlements of civilization occurred around 6000 BC. It became a center of worship. In 1870, the first pontifical mission was sent to...