Name
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Images
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Location
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Year
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Branch
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Remarks
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17th of Ramadan Mosque
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Baghdad
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20th century
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?
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Went by many names throughout its history.
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Shrine of the Forty
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Tikrit
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5th century
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Su
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Entombs the remains of Amr ibn Junayda Al-Ghafari. Demolished in 2014 and undergoing restoration.
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Al Abbas Mosque
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Karbalā
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7th century
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Sh
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Entombs the remains of ‘Abbās ibn ‘Alī, brother of Shī‘ah Imām Husayn ibn ‘Alī.
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Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani
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Baghdād
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12th century
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Su
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Originally built as mausoleum. Preserves the tomb of Abdul Qadir Gilan, the founder of Qadiriyya Sufi order
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Abu Dulaf Mosque
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Sāmarrā'
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859
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Su
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Abu Hanifa Mosque
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Baghdād
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10th century
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Su
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Entombs the remains of Abū Ḥanīfah an-Nuʿmān.
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Al-Ahmadiya Mosque
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Baghdād
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1796
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Su
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Minaret of Anah
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Anah
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996-1096
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?
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Destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in 2016.
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Al-'Askari Mosque
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Sāmarrā'
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944
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TS
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Entombs the remains of Twelver Shī'ah Imāms, 'Alī an-Naqī and his son Hasan al-'Askarī, as well as Narjis Khātūn and Hakimah Khātūn.
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Al-Asifyah Mosque
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Baghdād
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1608
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?
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Great Mosque of Amadiya
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Amadiya
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1177
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?
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Ezra's Tomb
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Maysan Governorate
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1768
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?
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Great Mosque (Aqrah)
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Aqrah
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7th century
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Su
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Green Mosque (Mosul)
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Mosul
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1133
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?
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Destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in 2014-2015.
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Mausoleum of Ahmad al-Rifa'i
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Al-Rifa'i District
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before 1325
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Su
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Entombs the remains of Ahmad al-Rifa'i, the founder of the Rifa'i tariqah.
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Al-Hannanah Mosque
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Kūfa-Najaf metropolis
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997-1041
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Sh
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Believed to be keeping the head of Husayn ibn Ali
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Haydar-Khana Mosque
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Baghdād
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1819
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?
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Ibn Bunnieh Mosque
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Baghdād
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1973
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?
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Imam Ali Shrine
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Najaf
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977
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Sh
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Entombs the remains of the first Shī'ah Imām, Alī ibn Abī Tālib.
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Imam Ali Mosque (Basra)
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Basra
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635
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?
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Imam al-Baher Mosque
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Mosul
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12th-13th century
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?
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Formerly a tomb for Imam Al-Baher which no longer exists after the reconstruction in 2022.
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Mausoleum of Imam al-Hasan of Basra
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Basra
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1185
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Su
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Entombs the remains of Hasan of Basra
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Imām Husayn Mosque
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Karbalā
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680
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Sh
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Entombs the remains of Shī‘ah Imām Husayn ibn ‘Alī, his sons ‘Alī al-Akbar and ‘Alī al-Asghar, those who fell at Karbalā, Habīb ibn Madhāhir al-Asadī, and Ibrāhīm al-Mujāb (son of Mūsā al-Kādhim)
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Al-Imam Muhsin Mosque
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Mosul
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12th century
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?
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Damaged by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in 2015.
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Jalil Khayat Mosque
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Erbil
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1997
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Su
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Al-Kadhimiya Mosque
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Baghdād
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915
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TS
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Entombs the remains of two Twelver Shī‘ah Imāms: Mūsā al-Kādhim and Muhammad al-Taqī.
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Mausoleum of Kumayl ibn Ziyad
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Najaf
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1950
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Sh
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Al-Khilani Mosque
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Baghdād
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?
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Sh
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Originally built as mausoleum. Preserves the tomb of Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Uthman, the second of The Four Deputies in Twelver Shia Islam
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Al-Khulafa Mosque
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Baghdād
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902-908
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Su[4]
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Oldest existing mosque in Baghdad, although renovated for numerous times. The minaret dates back to the Abbasid era.
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Great Mosque of Kufa
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Kūfa
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639
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Sh
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The mosque entombs the remains of Muslim ibn ‘Aqīl, Hānī ibn ‘Urwa, and Mukhtār al-Thaqafī, along with having many sites of historical relevance within the mosque.
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Sheikh Jawad Al-Sadiq Mosque
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Tal Afar
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?
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Sh
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It was destroyed in 2014 by ISIL.
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Imam Saad bin Aqil' Shrine
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Tal Afar
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1142
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Sh
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Entombs the remains of a governor of the Upper Mesopotamia.
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Al-Maqam Mosque
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Basra
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1754
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?
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Mausoleum of Maytham al-Tammar
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Kūfa
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?
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Sh
|
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Mosul Grand Mosque
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Mosul
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?
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Su
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The largest mosque in Mosul.
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Mudhafaria Minaret
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Erbil
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1190-1232
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?
|
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Murjan Mosque
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Baghdād
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1356
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?
|
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Al-Nukhailah Mosque
|
|
Al Kifl
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1309
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Sh
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Contains Dhu'l Kifl Shrine, which houses the tomb of the prophet Ezekiel.
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Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque
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Sinjar
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1239
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Sh
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Contains a shrine dedicated to a daughter of Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin.
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Great Mosque of al-Nuri
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Mosul
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1172-1173
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Su
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The minaret was destroyed in 2017 during the Battle of Mosul.
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Mosque of the Prophet Daniel
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Kirkuk
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15th century
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Sh
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Located inside the Kirkuk Citadel. Contains the tombs of Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. Mishael's tomb is currently no longer present in the structure.
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Al-Nabi Yunus Mosque
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Mosul
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1365
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?
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Destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in 2014.
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Mosque of the Prophet Seth
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Mosul
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1791
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?
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Destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in 2014.
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Al-Rahman mosque
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Baghdād
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1999
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?
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uncompleted, construction halted
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Al-Sahlah Mosque
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Kūfa
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656-660
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Sh
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Believed to be the future home of Muhammad al-Mahdi.
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Mosque of Salman al-Farsi
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Salman Pak
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1950
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Sh
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Formerly a Sunni mosque, transferred to the Shi'ite management in the 21st century. Built around the purported mausoleum of Salman al-Farsi in 1950.
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Mausoleum of Sayyid Ali al-Zaki
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Al-Kahla District
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2017
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Sh
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Contains the tomb of Sayyid Ali al-Zaki, a 10th century Muslim scholar.
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Great Mosque of Sulaymaniyah
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Sulaymaniyah
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1784
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Su
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First mosque in Sulaymaniyah. Entombs the remains of local cleric Haji Kaka Ahmad and his grandson Mahmud Barzanji. It contains a cafeteria where meals for the needy are served.
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Said Sultan Ali Mosque
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Baghdād
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1590
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Su
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Great Mosque of Samarra
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Sāmarrā'
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851
|
Su
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Al-Sarai Mosque
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Baghdād
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1293
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Su
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Mashhad Radd al-Shams
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Hillah
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1190
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Sh
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Formerly a Babylonian temple, now a shrine believed to be the spot where the event of Radd al-Shams occurred.
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Shaykh Rajab Mosque
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Rawa
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1625
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Su
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Imam Sultan Saqi Shrine
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Kirkuk
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Unknown
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Sh
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Historic site in Kirkuk which also includes a cemetery around it.
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Mausoleum of Umar Suhrawardi
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Baghdād
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12th century
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Su
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Originally built as mausoleum. Preserves the tomb of Shahab al-Din Abu Hafs Umar Suhrawardi, the founder of Suhrawardiyya Sufi order
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Umm al-Tabul Mosque
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Baghdād
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1968
|
Su
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Built in commemoration of the officers participating in the 1959 Mosul uprising.
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Umm al-Qura Mosque
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Baghdād
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2001
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Su
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Al-Wazeer Mosque
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Baghdād
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1660
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Su
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Mausoleum of Yahya Abu al-Qasim
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Mosul
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799
|
Sh
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Entombs the remains of Abu'l Qasim Yahya ibn al-Hasan. Destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in 2014.
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Al-Hamra Mosque
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Kufa
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Last reconstruction 2018, first built in 7th century
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Sh
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One of the oldest mosques in Kufa, it includes a small shrine dedicated to biblical Jonah (Prophet Yunus).
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Zumurrud Khatun Mosque
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Baghdād
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1202
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?
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Originally built as mausoleum. The minaret is considered the oldest surviving in Baghdad.[5]
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