Mausoleum of Yahya Abu al-Qasim | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque and shrine |
Status | Destroyed |
Location | |
Location | Mosul, Iraq |
Location in Iraq | |
Geographic coordinates | 36°21′17″N 43°07′23″E / 36.3547°N 43.123°E[1] |
Architecture | |
Type | Seljuk architecture |
Founder | Badr al-Din Lu'lu' |
Date established | 799 CE |
Destroyed | 2014 |
Interior area | 1,000 square metres (11,000 sq ft) |
Mausoleum of Yahya Abu al-Qasim (Arabic: مرقد الامام يحيى أبو القاسم, romanized: Mashhad 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]