Uhud Martyrs Cemetery

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Uhud Martyrs Cemetery is a historic burial ground near Mount Uhud in Medina, Saudi Arabia, where many early Muslim warriors, including the revered companion Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib, are believed to be buried.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic holy site ⓘ
cemetery ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
access open to visitors ⓘ
associatedSchoolOfReligion Sunni Islam ⓘ
associatedWith Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad

Sahaba ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Battle of Uhud ⓘ
burialOf Abdullah ibn Jahsh ⓘ
Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib ⓘ
Musab ibn Umayr ⓘ
other early Muslim warriors ⓘ
citySubdivision northern outskirts of Medina ⓘ
commemorates martyrs who died defending Medina ⓘ
commemorativePractice recitation of prayers for the martyrs ⓘ
country Saudi Arabia ⓘ
culturalSignificance important site in early Islamic history ⓘ
dateOfEvent 625 CE ⓘ
era early Islamic period ⓘ
establishedAs burial ground immediately after the Battle of Uhud ⓘ
hasFeature boundary walls ⓘ
gates ⓘ
simple grave markers ⓘ
hasTypeOfBurial mass graves ⓘ
hasView overlooks parts of Mount Uhud ⓘ
heritageStatus recognized Islamic heritage site ⓘ
languageOfSignage Arabic ⓘ
English ⓘ
linkedTo Seerah of the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
localName Maqbarat Shuhada Uhud ⓘ
locatedIn Medina ⓘ
locatedNear Mount Uhud ⓘ
managedBy Saudi authorities ⓘ
nearbyCity Medina ⓘ
notablePersonBuried Abdullah ibn Jahsh ⓘ
Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib ⓘ
Musab ibn Umayr ⓘ
numberOfBurials approximately 70 martyrs of Uhud ⓘ
pilgrimagePractice visited as part of ziyara in Medina ⓘ
prohibition construction of elaborate tombs discouraged ⓘ
proximityToHaram outside the Prophet's Mosque sanctuary area ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
significance burial place of martyrs of the Battle of Uhud ⓘ
spiritualSignificance place of remembrance and supplication for Muslims ⓘ
terrain rocky area near Mount Uhud ⓘ
tourismCategory religious tourism site ⓘ
visitorType pilgrims ⓘ
tourists ⓘ

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Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib → burialPlace → Uhud Martyrs Cemetery ⓘ
Mount Uhud → hasFeature → Uhud Martyrs Cemetery ⓘ
Battle of Uhud site → hasPart → Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib’s grave (traditional site) ⓘ
linked to: Uhud Martyrs Cemetery
Maqbarat Shuhada Uhud → meaningOfName → Cemetery of the Martyrs of Uhud ⓘ
linked to: Uhud Martyrs Cemetery
ميدان سيد الشهداء → near → مقبرة شهداء أُحد ⓘ
linked to: Uhud Martyrs Cemetery