Tomb of Daniel

The Tomb of Daniel is the traditional burial place of the biblical figure Daniel. Various locations have been named for the site, however the tomb in , in the province of , , is the most widely accepted site, it being first mentioned by Benjamin of Tudela, who visited Western Asia between 1160 and 1163 CE.
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  • Archaeological site
  • …lies at an elevation of around 70 metres (240 feet)
  • …is also known as “Hazrat-e Danyal Nabi”
  • Description: mausoleum in Shush, Iranian national heritage site

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shush and Amaleh-ye Seyf.
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Tomb of Daniel

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Latitude
32.19031° or 32° 11′ 25″ north
Longitude
48.24429° or 48° 14′ 39″ east
Open location code
8H4C56RV+4P
Geo­Names ID
137966
Wiki­data ID
Q3297266

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Tomb of Daniel” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جامع النبي دانيال”
  • Arabic: “مقام النبي دانيال”
  • Armenian: “Դանիել մարգարեի դամբարան”
  • Cebuano: “Dānyāl Nabī”
  • Cebuano: “Ḩaẕrat-e Dānyāl Nabī”
  • Central Kurdish: “گڵکۆی پێغەمبەر دانیال”
  • Dutch: “Graftombe van Daniël”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جامع النبى دانيال”
  • French: “Tombeau du prophète Daniel”
  • German: “Grab des Daniel”
  • Hebrew: “קבר דניאל הנביא”
  • Indonesian: “Makam Daniel”
  • Italian: “mausoleo del profeta Daniele”
  • Persian: “آرامگاه دانیال نبی”
  • Persian: “بقعه دانیال نبی”
  • Persian: “حضرت دانیال نبی”
  • Portuguese: “Túmulo de Daniel”
  • Russian: “Мавзолей пророка Даниила”
  • Turkish: “Danyal’ın Türbesi”
  • Urdu: “مقبرہ دانیال”
  • Western Panjabi: “مقبرہ دانیال”

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