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The Green Dome, which houses the tomb of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (who is buried alongside the first two Rashidun Caliphs), is located in the southeast corner of Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ("The Mosque of the Prophet") in Medina, Saudi Arabia.
Panorama of amphitheatre in Salona. Diocletian was born in Dalmatia, probably at or near the town of Salona (modern Solin, Croatia), to which he retired later in life.His original name was Diocles (in full, Gaius Valerius Diocles), [4] possibly derived from Dioclea, the name of both his mother and her supposed place of birth. [5]
Archaeological discoveries show that the site was inhabited from 6,000 years BC probably due to the many hot mineral springs nearby. Later, a Thracian settlement developed there and in the 5th and 4th centuries BC it became a major market town trading with Greek cities on the northern Aegean as evidenced by the range of imported coins and pottery found.
She was buried in al-Baqi'. Ruqayyah was the first person from the Ahl al-Bayt (Household of Muhammad) to be buried in this cemetery. Shortly after Muhammad arrived from Badr, Uthman bin Maz'oon died in 3 AH (624/625 CE) and was buried in al-Baqi'. [1] He was considered the first companion of Muhammad from the Muhajirun to be buried in the ...
' Valley of Peace ') is an Islamic cemetery, located in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq. It is the largest cemetery in the world. It is the largest cemetery in the world. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The cemetery covers 1,485.5 acres (601.16 ha ; 6.01 km 2 ; 2.32 sq mi ) and contains more than 6 million bodies. [ 3 ]
Jannat al-Mu'alla (Arabic: جَنَّة ٱلْمُعَلَّاة, romanized: Jannah al-Muʿallāh, lit. 'The Most Exalted Paradise'), also known as the "Cemetery of Ma'la" [1] (Arabic: مَقْبَرَة ٱلْمَعْلَاة Maqbarah al-Maʿlāh) and Al-Ḥajūn (Arabic: ٱلْحَجُوْن), is a cemetery to the north of Al-Masjid Al-Haram, and near the Mosque of the Jinn in Makkah, Saudi ...
The Zawiya of Moulay Idris II is a zawiya (an Islamic shrine and religious complex, also spelled zaouia) in Fez, Morocco.It contains the tomb of Idris II (or Moulay Idris II when including his sharifian title), who ruled Morocco from 807 to 828 and is considered the main founder of the city of Fez.
According to legend, Hripsime was possibly of noble birth. [4] She belonged to a community of virgins in Rome, numbering 35 [5] under the leadership of Gayane.She was known to be extremely beautiful and attracted the notice of Diocletian.