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Historical Entity

Saladin Mausoleum

Old City

Located just north of the Umayyad Mosque within the madrasa of Sultan al-Adil Saif al-Din, the mausoleum of Saladin (Salah ad-Din) contains his marble sarcophagus and is one of the most visited sites in the Old City.

Source: Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saladin_Mausoleum), accessed 2026-08; credibility: 4.

Established

1193

Original function

Tomb of Saladin

Current function

Mausoleum and monument

Significance

Final resting place of the Kurdish Ayyubid sultan who recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders.

Associated figures

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Connected places

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