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Bab al-Rahma Cemetery (Jerusalem)

The historic cemetery along the eastern wall of al-Aqsa. The grave of Khwaja Ala al-Din Ali Ardabili ("Sayyid Ali Ajami") lies here; the pin marks the cemetery, not the exact grave.

Who rests here

Saints · died 832 AH · Kudüs

Son of Sadruddin Ardabili; he assumed leadership of the Safaviyya upon his father's death in 794/1392. Under him the order reached its widest influence, gaining khalifas in Anatolia, its reach extending to Timur's inner circle (Faruk Sümer questions the reliability of the account that Timur freed Turkish captives at hi…

Full biography of Khwaja Ala al-Din Ali Ardabili →(the text above is quoted from the person's record)

How to get there

Located in: Kudüs

Coordinates: 31.77889, 35.23694

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Permanent ID: EA-Y-000632 · this address reaches the same record even if its name changes; use it when citing.