Who rests here
Prophets · Halep
Zakariyya, father of Prophet Yahya, is a prophet named in the Qur'an. By tradition his skull was discovered in Baalbek (c. 435/1043), brought via Homs to Aleppo, first kept in the Maqam Ibrahim of the Citadel, then moved to the Great Umayyad Mosque of Aleppo by Sultan Baybars after the 1260 Mongol sack.
Full biography of Prophet Zakariyya (Zachariah) →(the text above is quoted from the person's record)
How to get there
Located in: Halep
Coordinates: 36.19949, 37.15691
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Sources
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- TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA)
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Permanent ID: EA-Y-000194 · this address reaches the same record even if its name changes; use it when citing.