Daniel's Tomb
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A tomb believed to be the last resting place for the prophet Daniel which is located within the Kirkuk Citadel in the city of Kirkuk, Iraq. Originally the site was a Jewish temple then later it was turned into a Christian church and finally into a Muslim mosque. The mosque has arches, pillars and two domes on a decorated base and beside it there are three minarets which belong to the end of the Mongolian reign. The mosque is about 400 square meters and houses four tombs believed to belong to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. As the respect of Kirkuk people towards Christians and Jews was so boundless, they desired to bury their dead next to Daniel's Tomb. This graveyard may be regarded as the first cemetery in Kirkuk. There is another tomb in Susa, Iran that is also believed by some to be Daniel's tomb. [1] [2]
There is another claimed tomb of Daniel, located just outside of Samarkand Uzbekhistan. According to the local legend, the Mongul tyrant Timur attempted for many years to conquer Syria but was unsuccessful. One of his minister suggested it was because the saint from the Biblical times, Daniel, was buried there. Timur then sent his army to where Daniel was entombed in Syria, and after a feirce fight with the Syrians, was able to take his body back to Uzbekhistan. It is also said that on the day that Daniel was entombed here a natural source of water sprung up at that spot, and it is believed by locals that that water has the power to cure.
