Mosque of Sayyid Ar-Mahmoud | |
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Religious Affiliation: | Shia Islam |
Location: | Tal Afar, Iraq |
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Organisational Status: | Mosque and shrine |
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Functional Status: | Destroyed |
Date Destroyed: | 2014 |
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Dome Quantity: | 1 |
Minaret Quantity: | 1 |
Shrine Quantity: | 1 |
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The Mosque of Sayyid Ar-Mahmoud is a former Shia Islamic mosque and shrine complex that was located in Tal Afar, Iraq. The complex was founded in 1998 and destroyed in 2014.
The mausoleum of Sayyid Ar-Mahmoud is located under the green dome of the mosque.
The mausoleum was destroyed by ISIL in 2014 as part of a plan to destroy historic shrines in Tal Afar, Mosul and Nineveh.[1] Explosives were planted at the tomb, completely destroying the green dome as well as the shrine under it and damaged several graves in the cemetery next to the shrine.