Mosque of Salman al-Farsi
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The Mosque of Salman al-Farsi (Arabic: مسجد سلمان الفارسي) is a historic mosque located in the city of Salman Pak, Al-Mada'in district, Iraq. It contains the purported tomb of Salman al-Farsi, a Sahaba, and this the mosque is named after him.
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Mosque of Salman al-Farsi | |
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Arabic: مسجد سلمان الفارسي | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Shi'a[1] |
District | Al-Mada'in |
Province | Diyala Province |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Salman Pak, Iraq |
Location in Iraq | |
Geographic coordinates | 33°05′54″N 44°34′52″E |
Architecture | |
Type | mosque and mausoleum |
Style | Modern architecture with elements from Ottoman and Abbasid styles[2] |
Date established | 1950 (mausoleum existed before that) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | at least 800 worshippers[2] |
Interior area | 500 square metres |
Dome(s) | 4 |
Dome height (outer) | 17 metres (main dome)[2] |
Minaret(s) | 2 |
Minaret height | 23 metres[2] |
Shrine(s) | 2 (one shrine for Salman al-Farsi, the other shrine for the companions) |
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It is historically a Sunni mosque, however, at some point of time the mosque was removed from the Sunni Endowment and given to the Shi'ite managements.[4]