Imam_Sultan_Saqi_Shrine

Imam Sultan Saqi Shrine

Imam Sultan Saqi Shrine

Shrine and cemetery in Kirkuk, Iraq

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]

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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]

  • 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

References

  1. [1]
    "كركوك مدينة القوميات المتآخية". annabaa.org (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  2. [2]
    "أسماء". www.mesopot.com. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  3. [3]
    البياتي, نهاد (2009-05-28). "أعادة ترميم مقبرة منطقة التسعين ومرقد السلطان ساقي". إذاعة العراق الحر (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  4. [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. [5]
    "مقبرة سلطان ساقي – كركوك". wikimapia.org (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-04-07.
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