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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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shush and Amaleh-ye Seyf.

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is a small town of just over 50,000 people in , which is the site of the ancient city of Susa.

Village
is a village in Ben Moala Rural District of the Central District of Shush County, province, . is situated 3½ km north of Tomb of Daniel.

Village
is a village in Ben Moala Rural District, in the Central District of Shush County, Khuzestan Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 278, in 43 families. is situated 3½ km northwest of Tomb of Daniel.

Tomb of Daniel

Latitude
32.19044° or 32° 11′ 26″ north
Longitude
48.24396° or 48° 14′ 38″ east
Open location code
8H4C56RV+5H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 378357183
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tomb
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”
  • Dutch: “Graftombe van Daniel”
  • Dutch: “Graftombe van Daniël”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جامع النبى دانيال”
  • French: “Tombeau du prophète Daniel”
  • German: “Grab des Daniel”
  • German: “Grabmal 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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