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The Tomb of Daniel in the city of Susa, in Iran The Tomb of Daniel ( Persian : آرامگاه دانیال نبی ) is the traditional burial place of the biblical figure Daniel . [ 1 ] Various locations have been named for the site, but the tomb in Susa , in Iran , is the most widely accepted site, it being first mentioned by Benjamin of ...
Daniel: Tomb of Daniel, Susa, Iran (pictured). There are however six other traditional sites including Kirkuk in Iraq and Samarkand in Uzbekistan: At the site in Kirkuk, the locals claim that Hananiah, Mishael, and Azaria are buried alongside Daniel. Ezra: Ezra's Tomb, Al-'Uzayr, near Basra, Iraq
Ezekiel's Tomb: Daniel: a Prophet in Hebrew Bible: Susa, Iran: Tomb of Daniel: Ezra: a Prophet in Hebrew Bible: Al-Uzair near Basra, Iraq: Ezra's Tomb: Habakkuk: a Prophet in Hebrew Bible: Tuyserkan, Iran or Hukok, Israel: none: Zechariah (priest) Father of John the Baptist: Buried in Aleppo, Syria: Great Mosque of Aleppo: John the Baptist ...
Samuel – Samuel's tomb is located 30 km outside Saveh City, Iran [1] Khuzestan province. Daniel (دانیال) – Susa, in southern Iran, at a site known as Shush-e Daniyal; Zanjan province. Qedarite (قیدار) – Qeydar, Zanjan, Iran [1] Semnan [1]
Daniel's Tomb, located in Khuzestan, has such a shape. The shrine pictured here, belongs to Imamzadeh Hamzeh, located between Mahshahr and Hendijan. The seat of the province has for most of its history been in the northern reaches of the land, first at Susa and then at Shushtar.
Subsequent Islamic rulers greatly expanded and decorated the mosque. The most important feature of the site is the green dome over the center of the mosque, where the tomb of Muhammad is located. Constructed in 1817 CE and painted green in 1839 CE, it is known as the Dome of the Prophet. [6]
Many cities in Iran have Jewish sites or sites related to Judaism in some way. Prominent among these are Tomb of Esther and Mordechai in Hamadan, Tomb of Daniel in Susa, Tomb of Habakkuk in Tuyserkan and the Peyghambarieh mausoleum in Qazvin. There is a pilgrimage site near Isfahan dedicated to Serah.
The site, measuring 96 hectares in area, was originally discovered by a geologist doing oil exploration in the area. He found an inscribed brick and, being an amateur archaeologist, took it to excavators then working at the site of Susa. The inscription described the building of a sacred city by one "Untash-Gal". [1]