Mausoleum of Umar Suhrawardi

Mausoleum of Umar Suhrawardi
Mosque and the Tomb of the Sheikh Umar Suhrawardi
Arabic: جامع ومرقد الشيخ عمر السهروردي, romanizedSuhrawardi Mausoleum
Mausoleum of Umar Suhrawardi, 2017.
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque and mausoleum
PatronShahab al-Din Abu Hafs Umar Suhrawardi
StatusActive
Location
LocationBaghdad, Iraq
Mausoleum of Umar Suhrawardi is located in Baghdad
Mausoleum of Umar Suhrawardi
Location in Baghdad, Iraq
Geographic coordinates33°21′2″N 44°24′7″E / 33.35056°N 44.40194°E / 33.35056; 44.40194
Architecture
TypeMosque and shrine
StyleAbbasid,
Seljuk
Specifications
Capacity400 worshippers
Dome(s)1
Minaret(s)1
Shrine(s)2

The Mausoleum of Umar Suhrawardi, or the Mosque and the Tomb of the Sheikh Umar Suhrawardi (Arabic: جامع ومرقد الشيخ عمر السهروردي, romanizedSuhrawardi Mausoleum),[1] is a historic complex of a mausoleum and a mosque, located in Baghdad, Iraq. The complex dates back to the Abbasid Caliphate and is dedicated to Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi, the founder of Suhrawardi order of Sufism. The mosque is located between the Sheikh Umar Street and Bab al-Wastani of the Baghdad wall, in the southern part of al-Rusafa. The mosque can be overlooked from the Muhammad al-Qasim Highway and approximately one kilometre (zero point six two miles) away from the city center.[2]

  1. ^ US Department of Defense. "021. Baghdad - Suhrawardi Mausoleum". Cultural Property Training Resources. Colorado State University. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  2. ^ الدليل السياحي للأضرحة والمقامات في العراق - دائرة الأضرحة والمقامات والمراقد السنية العامة. p.33.