Iraqi Royal Cemetery
{{Short description|Historic site in Baghdad, Iraq}}
{{Infobox building
| name = Royal Cemetery
| native_name = المقبرة الملكية
| image = Royal mausoleum in baghdad.jpg
| image_size = 360px
| location = Baghdad, Iraq {{flagicon|Iraq}}
| years_built = 1934-1936
| architect = John Brian Cooper
| renovation_date = 2021
}}
The Royal Cemetery in Baghdad, Iraq, is the site of the royal mausoleum where the Iraqi Royal Family is buried. Also known as the Royal Mausoleum, it was designed by the British architect John Brian Cooper and was built between 1934 and 1936 in the style of Islamic architecture.{{Cite web |title=شاهد.. هنا رفات العائلة الملكية في بغداد |url=https://www.aljazeera.net/misc/2019/2/11/%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%82%d8%a8%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%84%d9%83%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a8%d8%ba%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%af-%d8%b1%d9%81%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%82 |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=www.aljazeera.net |language=ar}}
Description
The royal cemetery is a building located in the Adhamiyah district between the Iraqi University building and the Safina area. It is surrounded by streets on all sides. It was built in the style of Islamic architecture and has three blue domes covered painted in blue livery, decorated with Islamic motifs, and distinctive architecture. The royal cemetery was built of boulder rock called "beach stone", and it was covered with bricks. The doors and windows are made of teak wood.[http://www.shakwmakw.com/vb/showthread.php?t=85737 ~¤¦¦§¦¦¤~ المقبرة الملكية في الاعظميه ~¤¦¦§¦¦¤~] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101002512/http://www.shakwmakw.com/vb/showthread.php?t=85737|date=01 يناير 2017}}[http://archive.aawsat.com/details.asp?issueno=8800&article=175810#.WGeuXZ9RVoM الشريف علي يصل إلى بغداد ويزور مباشرة المقبرة الملكية, أخبــــــار] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101002305/http://archive.aawsat.com/details.asp?issueno=8800&article=175810|date=01 يناير 2017}}
On March 27, 2021, the Cemetery was restored and reopened to the public, and its historical importance was recognized. This coincided with the announcement that King Abdullah II of Jordan, a relative of the royal family, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi would visit the cemetery.[https://web.archive.org/web/20210329153325/https://www.alsumaria.tv/news/%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A9/377035/alsumaria-news Al-Kadhimi opens the Royal Cemetery after its rehabilitation in Baghdad] 2021{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20210329163931/https://www.nasnews.com/view.php?cat=56129 Jordan: King Abdullah will visit the Royal Cemetery in Adhamiya]}} 2021
Burials
- Faisal I of Iraq (1888-1933)
- Ghazi of Iraq (1912-1939)
- Faisal II of Iraq (1935-1958)
- Regent Abd al-Ilah (1913-1958)
- Ali of Hejaz (1879–1935)
- Queen Huzaima (1884-1933)
- Queen Aliya (1911-1950)
- Ja'far al-Askari (1885-1936)
- Rustam Haidar (1889-1940)
{{Gallery|width=210|height=170|align=center|File:قبر الملكة عالية.jpg|Tomb of Queen Aliya|File:قبر الملك فيصل الثاني.jpg|Tomb of King Faisal II of Iraq|File:قبر الملك فيصل الاول.jpg|Tomb of King Faisal I of Iraq|File:قبر جعفر العسكري.jpg|Grave of Ja'far al-Askari|File:قبر رستم حيدر.jpg|Grave of Rustam Haidar}}
References
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