Khadimain, Iraq

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This monument is one of the most important in Iraq. A huge gilded dome on a circular drum. Originally built in AD 799, it is the double-tomb of the Imams Musa and his grandson Mohamed Jawad, who died in AD 799 and 835 respectively. Rebuilt by the Turkish Sultan, Suleiman the Magnificent, in 1534. A high and abominable external wall has recently been built round this famous mosque; it is of cement, painted white with wide black lines criss-crossing it.

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