Object description

Salman Al-Farsi Mosque is a mosque located in the village of Salman Pak in the Mada’in district, approximately 32 kilometres southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. It is one of the holy sites in Iraq. The shrine has historically been a Sunni mosque; however in more recent years it has been handed over to the Shia Muslims. The mosque is named after Salman al-Farsi, a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and contains his mausoleum.