Mausoleum of Maytham al-Tammar | |
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مرقد ميثم التمار | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Shi'a |
Province | Najaf province |
Rite | Twelver Shi'a |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque and shrine |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Kufa, Iraq |
Geographic coordinates | 32°1′35.391″N 44°23′41.973″E / 32.02649750°N 44.39499250°E |
Architecture | |
Type | mosque, mausoleum |
Completed | Unknown, but present building is modern (2011) |
Specifications | |
Dome(s) | 1 |
Dome dia. (outer) | 9 metres |
Dome dia. (inner) | 9 metres |
Minaret(s) | 2 |
Minaret height | 28 metres |
Shrine(s) | 1 |
The Mausoleum of Maytham al-Tammar (Arabic: مرقد ميثم التمار) is a Shi'ite religious complex located in Kufa, Iraq. It is dedicated to Maytham ibn Yahya al-Tammar, a companion of Ali ibn Abi Talib who was killed by the Umayyad governor Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad.[1] The mosque and shrine complex is located to the west of the Great Mosque of Kufa.[1]