Saladin Mausoleum
Old City
Located just north of the Umayyad Mosque within the madrasa of Sultan al-Adil Saif al-Din, the mausoleum of Saladin (Salah ad-Din) contains his marble sarcophagus and is one of the most visited sites in the Old City.
Source: Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saladin_Mausoleum), accessed 2026-08; credibility: 4.
Established
1193
Original function
Tomb of Saladin
Current function
Mausoleum and monument
Significance
Final resting place of the Kurdish Ayyubid sultan who recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders.
Associated figures
- 1217
Connected places
- 1142