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Tomb of Bolghar — site of conversion to Islam and the Sahaba maqam (traditional)

Who rests here

Successors · died 310 AH · Bolgar

Bolghar is the historic centre where Volga Bulgaria officially adopted Islam in 922 following the Baghdad embassy described by Ibn Fadlan; it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2014.

Full biography of Bolghar — site of conversion to Islam and the Sahaba maqam (traditional) →(the text above is quoted from the person's record)

How to get there

Located in: Bolgar

Coordinates: 54.97889, 49.05639

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Permanent ID: EA-Y-000456 · this address reaches the same record even if its name changes; use it when citing.