Al-Askari Shrine

Summary

Al-Askari Shrine is a mosque^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of mosque entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Al-Askari Shrine's religion is recorded as Islam^[3].
• Al-Askari Shrine's religion is recorded as Twelver Shiism^[4].
• Al-Askari Shrine is located in Samarra^[5].
• Al-Askari Shrine is located in Saladin Governorate^[6].
• Al-Askari Shrine is in the country of Iraq^[7].
• Al-Askari Shrine's image is recorded as Samarra - Oct 2018 01.jpg^[8].
• Al-Askari Shrine's continent is recorded as Asia^[9].
• Al-Askari Shrine's instance of is recorded as mosque^[10].
• Al-Askari Shrine's instance of is recorded as shrine^[11].
• Al-Askari Shrine's instance of is recorded as mausoleum^[12].
• Al-Askari Shrine's instance of is recorded as zarih^[13].
• Al-Askari Shrine's owned by is recorded as Shiite Endowment Office^[14].
• Hasan al-Askari is named after Al-Askari Shrine^[15].
• Al-Askari Shrine's architectural style is recorded as Buyid architecture^[16].
• Al-Askari Shrine's architectural style is recorded as Qajar architecture^[17].
• Al-Askari Shrine's made from material is recorded as gold^[18].
• Al-Askari Shrine's made from material is recorded as silver^[19].
• Al-Askari Shrine's made from material is recorded as marble^[20].
• Al-Askari Shrine's made from material is recorded as wood^[21].
• Al-Askari Shrine's Commons category is recorded as Al-Askari Shrine^[22].
• +0945-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Al-Askari Shrine^[23].
• Al-Askari Shrine's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.198889, 'lon': 43.873611}^[24].
• Al-Askari Shrine's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bmbmr^[25].
• Al-Askari Shrine's significant event is recorded as Battle of Samarra^[26].
• Al-Askari Shrine's significant event is recorded as 2006 al-Askari mosque bombing^[27].

Body

Founding

+0945-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Al-Askari Shrine^[23].

Ownership

Al-Askari Shrine's owned by is recorded as Shiite Endowment Office^[14].

Why It Matters

Al-Askari Shrine ranks in the top 3% of mosque entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]