Ezekiel's Tomb
| Ezekiel's Tomb | |
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The conical dome of the tomb | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation |
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| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mausoleum |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Al-Kifl |
| Country | Iraq |
Location of the tomb in Iraq | |
Interactive map of Ezekiel's Tomb | |
| Administration | Special Secretariat for the Shrine of the Prophet Dhel-Kifl and Annukhailiah Historical Mosque |
| Coordinates | 32°13′36″N 44°22′02″E / 32.22676°N 44.36716°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Muqarnas |
| Established |
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| Specifications | |
| Height (max) | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Spire | One: Ezekiel |
| Site area | 54.06 m2 (581.9 sq ft) |
| Website | |
| alnukhailah | |
Ezekiel's Tomb (Hebrew: קבר יחזקאל הנביא; Arabic: مرقد ذو الكفل) is a mausoleum, located next to the site of the Nukhailah Mosque, in al-Kifl, in the district of al-Hillah, in the province of Babylon, Iraq. The tomb is revered by Jews as the resting place of Ezekiel, an Israelite prophet who was deported from the Kingdom of Judah during the Babylonian captivity and serves as the eponymous protagonist of the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible. Historically, it is the oldest and most important Jewish site in Mesopotamia.
The Jewish presence at Ezekiel's Tomb has greatly diminished since the Jewish exodus from Iraq in the 1950s, shortly after the beginning of the Arab–Israeli conflict. The larger complex has been extensively redeveloped since the 2003 invasion of Iraq; it is widely regarded by Muslims to be the resting place of Dhul-Kifl, an unknown Islamic prophet who is often identified with Ezekiel, and work was reportedly underway to convert the site's disused synagogue into a mosque.