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Tomb / Shrine

Hz. Süleyman Mosque and Tomb of the 27 Companions (Inner Citadel)

Who rests here

Companions · died 639 · Diyarbakır

According to tradition the son of the famous Companion-commander Khalid ibn al-Walid, said to have been martyred during the conquest of Diyarbakır (Amid) by the army of Iyad ibn Ghanm under Caliph Umar (c. 639 CE). He and the Companions martyred with him are buried in the tomb adjoining the western wall of the Hz.

Full biography of Sulayman ibn Khalid (ibn al-Walid) and the 27 Companions →(the text above is quoted from the person's record)

How to get there

Located in: Diyarbakır

Coordinates: 37.91500, 40.24194

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Permanent ID: EA-Y-000061 · this address reaches the same record even if its name changes; use it when citing.