Location Description: The shrine is near the Al-Ein refugee camp on the Nablus-Tulkarem road. And it goes back to Prince Mujir al-Din, who was martyred in the battle of Ain Jalut in 1259 AD. His lineage goes back to a Kurdish family from Iraq, and he was close to King Najm al-Din Ayyub. King Al-Nasir Yusuf appointed him as ruler of Nablus and its environs, and he fought with the Islamic armies in their war against the Tatars.The shrine consists of one room surrounded by modern graves belonging to one of the families of Nablus, Al-Sarkaji family, and it is a small cemetery with an area of less than one dunam. On the northern side of the shrine, in front of its entrance, is a hundred-year- old oak tree, and on its western side are two perennial olive trees.The shrine room is rectangular, measuring 5 x 4 m; it was built of stones and mud, its walls are one meter thick, and are topped by a semi-circular stone dome that took the shape of the shrine room. The dome is of a low height and irregular construction. Previously, the Nablus Municipality carried out restoration and renovation works on the southern facade overlooking the street, which covered this facade with new stones.It is noticeable that the shrine room is devoid of the niche, unlike most of the shrines. At the same time, the tomb was built along the southern wall from inside the room.
The shrine is located on the northern end of Nablus-Tulkarem Street, opposite to Jamal Abdel Nasser Park, about 200 meters east of Al-Ein camp. It is bordered to the north by the cemetery and residential houses, and to the east by a side street and r...
Nablus - Al-Kafir Street - the beginning of Rafidia - near Al-Rawda Mosque.
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