Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Damascus)

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
ضريح الجندي المجهول
The exterior of the tomb
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General information
Type	Mausoleum
Location	Damascus, Syria
Coordinates	33°31′33″N 36°15′17″E / 33.52583°N 36.25472°E / 33.52583; 36.25472Coordinates: 33°31′33″N 36°15′17″E / 33.52583°N 36.25472°E / 33.52583; 36.25472
Completed	1985
Height	20 metres (66 ft)[citation needed]
Dimensions
Diameter	40 metres (130 ft)[citation needed]
Technical details
Floor area	126,000 square metres (1,360,000 sq ft)[citation needed] (With the gardens)
Design and construction
Architect	Mahmoud Hammad, Abdo Kass-Hout
Other designers	Hassan Tourkami

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Arabic: ضريح الجندي المجهول‎) is a war memorial, dedicated to the Syrian soldiers killed during battle. It is visited every year by the President of Syria on Martyrs' Day (May 6).

Two Quran verses are engraved into the monument:^[1]

Think not of those who are slain in God's Way as dead. Nay, they live, finding their sustenance in the Presence of their Lord; They rejoice in the Bounty provided by God: and with regard to those left behind, who have not yet joined them (in their bliss), the (Martyrs) glory in the fact that on them is no fear, nor have they (cause to) grieve.

See also[]

• Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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