Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque (Sinjar)
Mosque in Sinjar, Ninawa, Iraq / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Qubbat Sitnā Zaynab (Arabic: قُبَّة سِتْنَا زَيْنَب, romanized: Mausoleum of Sitna Zaynab) is a mosque and mausoleum located in Sinjar, in the Ninawa Governorate. The original mausoleum building was built in 1239 CE by Badr al-Din Lu'lu' as part of a ruling strategy to promote Shia Islam by sponsoring the erection of shrines and tombs dedicated to Imams throughout the Ninawa Governorate.[1]
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Qubba Sitna Zaynab قُبَّة سِتْنَا زَيْنَب | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Shia Islam |
Location | |
Location | Sinjar, Ninawa Governorate, Iraq |
Geographic coordinates | unknown |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Style | Seljuk Architecture |
Completed | Original structure unknown. Reconstructed structure completed in 2020. |
Dome(s) | 3 |
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