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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 Tudela , who visited Western Asia between 1160 and 1163.
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
The Nabi Daniel Mosque (Arabic: مسجد النبي دانيال), is a historic mosque located in Alexandria, Egypt. It is named after Muhammad Daniyal al-Mawsili , a Kurdish Muslim scholar of the Shafi'i school of thought who was buried in the mosque.
An Nabi Yunus Sunni 1365 Seljuk: Built over an old Assyrian Christian church. It is believed to contain the remains of Jonah. Demolished in 2014 by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Al-Nabi Jirjis Mosque: Old City of Mosul Sunni 1393 Timurid: Construction was ordered by Tamerlane in 1393. Contains a tomb believed to be that of Saint George.
The Mousoleum of Danyal (Turkish: Danyal Makamı) is a small complex in Tarsus, Turkey, consisting of a mosque and a tomb, which is believed to be that of the biblical figure Daniel. Two arches of a Roman bridge were found in the basement of the mosque-tomb complex during a renovation project.
In the third, Daniel is troubled to read in holy scripture (the book is not named but appears to be Jeremiah) that Jerusalem would be desolate for 70 years. Daniel repents on behalf of the Jews and requests that Jerusalem and its people be restored. An angel refers to a period of 70 sevens (or weeks) of years. In the final vision, Daniel sees a ...
Maqam an-Nabi Yusha' (Arabic: مقام النبي يوشع) is a religious complex consisting of a mosque and the shrine containing a mausoleum believed to entomb the remains of the biblical Joshua. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is located in the abandoned village of Al-Nabi Yusha' in Safed , in the Northern District of Israel .
The tomb of Alexander the Great is attested in several historical accounts, but its current exact location remains an enduring mystery. Following Alexander's death in Babylon , his body was initially buried in Memphis by one of his generals, Ptolemy I Soter , before being transferred to Alexandria , where it was reburied. [ 1 ]