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Mausoleum of Umar Suhrawardi

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Mausoleum of Umar Suhrawardi

The Mausoleum of Umar al-Suhrawardi, also known as the Mosque and the Tomb of the Sheikh Umar al-Suhrawardi (Arabic: جامع ومرقد الشيخ عمر السهروردي, romanized: Suhrawardi Mausoleum), is a Sunni mausoleum and mosque complex, located in the southern part of Al-Rusafa, in Baghdad, in the Baghdad Govern

orate of Iraq. The complex dates from the Abbasid Caliphate and features a unique conical dome built in the Seljuk architectural style. The mosque is situated near the Sheikh Umar Cemetery.

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