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 Susa, in the province of Khuzestan, Iran, is the most widely accepted site, it being first mentioned by Benjamin of Tudela, who visited Western Asia between 1160 and 1163 CE.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: mausoleum in Shush, Iranian national heritage site
- Also known as: “Hazrat-e Danyal Nabi”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shush and Amaleh-ye Seyf.
Shush
Photo: adam jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shush is a small town of just over 50,000 people in Khuzestan, which is the site of the ancient city of Susa.
Amaleh-ye Seyf
Village
Amaleh-ye Seyf is a village in Ben Moala Rural District of the Central District of Shush County, Khuzestan province, Iran. Amaleh-ye Seyf is situated 3½ km north of Tomb of Daniel.
Sheykh Hanush
Village
Sheykh Hanush is a village in Ben Moala Rural District, in the Central District of Shush County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 278, in 43 families. Sheykh Hanush is situated 3½ km northwest of Tomb of Daniel.
Tomb of Daniel
- Categories: mausoleum, shrine, cultural property, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Khuzestan, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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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”
- Dutch: “Graftombe van Daniel”
- 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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