Mosque of Sayyid Ar-Mahmoud

Mosque of Sayyid Ar-Mahmoud
The Mosque of Sayyid Ar-Mahmoud prior to its destruction.
Religion
Affiliation	Shia Islam
Sect	Twelver Shia
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque and shrine
Status	Destroyed
Location
Location	Tal Afar, Iraq
Architecture
Destroyed	2014
Specifications
Dome(s)	1
Minaret(s)	1
Shrine(s)	1

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

Zarih of Ar-Mahmoud within the mosque under the green dome.

The mausoleum of Sayyid Ar-Mahmoud is located under the green dome of the mosque.

Destruction

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.

See also

• Islam in Iraq
• List of mosques in Iraq

References

1. Hafiz, Yasmine (2014-07-07). "ISIS Destroys Shiite Mosques And Shrines In Iraq, Dangerously Fracturing Country (PHOTOS)". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2019-01-12.