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Description
Property Name: Sheikh Abdul Qadir Al-Jaylani Complex
Inventory No: 964-1-2
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2007-11-14
Country (State party): Iraq
Province: Baghdad
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 33° 20′ 11.06″ N
44° 24′ 27.51″ E
Historic Period: Classic Ottoman (1453-1579)
Year of Construction: 1534
Style: Classical Ottoman
Original Use: Mosque, Mausoleum
Current Use: Mosque, Mausoleum
Architect: Unknown
Significance
It is an Ottoman complex that has been an education center as well as an important visiting location since al-Jaylani’s tomb is inside the complex.
Selection Criteria
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
State of Preservation
The complex was renovated in 1638, 1709, 1865 and 1903 under the Ottomans and restored by the Iraqi Waqfs Directorate in 1970-76 and 1982-84.
On 28 May 2007, the shrine was targeted by a car bomb attack which caused serious damage to the shrine and the mosque, and destroyed the outer wall, a dome and a minaret.
References
Uluçam, Abdüsselam. Irak’taki Türk Mimari Eserleri. Ankara: Kültür Bakanlığı, 1989. (Uluçam, Abdüsselam. Turkish Architectural Monuments in Iraq. Ankara: Ministry of Culture, 1989.)
Archnet website: http://archnet.org