Mausoleum of Yahya Abu al-Qasim

Mausoleum of Yahya Abu al-Qasim
Arabic: مرقد الامام يحيى أبو القاسم, romanizedMashhad Yahya Abul Kassem
Mausoleum of Yahya Abu al-Qasim
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque and shrine
StatusDestroyed
Location
LocationMosul, Iraq
Mausoleum of Yahya Abu al-Qasim is located in Iraq
Mausoleum of Yahya Abu al-Qasim
Location in Iraq
Geographic coordinates36°21′17″N 43°07′23″E / 36.3547°N 43.123°E / 36.3547; 43.123[1]
Architecture
TypeSeljuk architecture
FounderBadr al-Din Lu'lu'
Date established799 CE
Destroyed2014
Interior area1,000 square metres (11,000 sq ft)

Mausoleum of Yahya Abu al-Qasim (Arabic: مرقد الامام يحيى أبو القاسم, romanizedMashhad Yahya Abul Kassem) was a historic shrine and mosque located in Mosul, Iraq. In 2014 the mosque and shrine were destroyed by an explosive device claimed by soldiers of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant.[2][3]

  1. ^ US Department of Defense. "049. Mosul - Imam Yahya ibn al-Qasim Mashhad". Iraq Significant Site. Colorado State University. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  2. ^ مسلحون يفجرن مرقد الإمام يحيى ابو القاسم غربي الموصل. Al Sumaria TV. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "داعش" يفجر مرقد الامام يحيى ابو القاسم غربي الموصل. Al Masalah. Retrieved January 5, 2018.