Sheikh Ma'ruf Cemetery

Sheikh Ma'ruf Cemetery
مقبرة الشيخ معروف
A view of the cemetery in 2019
Sheikh Ma'ruf Cemetery is located in Iraq
Sheikh Ma'ruf Cemetery
Shown within Iraq
General information
Typecemetery
Town or cityKarkh, Baghdad
CountryIraq
Coordinates33°20′04″N 44°22′29″E / 33.3344130°N 44.3746859°E / 33.3344130; 44.3746859
Known forContaining the Sheikh Ma'ruf Mosque and several other prominent monuments dedicated to religious figures and Muslim royals

Sheikh Ma'ruf Cemetery (Arabic: مقبرة الشيخ معروف), also known as Maqbarat Shuniziyyah, is a historic cemetery located in the neighborhood of Karkh in Baghdad, Iraq.[1] The cemetery's name is derived from Ma'ruf Karkhi, a Sufi mystic who is buried in here. Several historic mausoleums are present in the cemetery, such as the Zumurrud Khatun Mosque and Mausoleum.

  1. ^ "لا مكان آمناً في بغداد إلا مقابره.. في ضيافة الشيخ معروف الكرخي". almadapaper.net. Retrieved 2024-03-26.