Editing Ezekiel (section)

== Resting place ==

=== Ezekiel's Tomb, Iraq ===
[[Ezekiel's Tomb]] is located in [[Al Kifl]], [[Iraq]], near [[Babylon]]. Historically an important Jewish site, the [[Al-Nukhailah Mosque]] for [[Shia Islam|Shia Muslims]] was constructed over it.<ref name=JE>{{cite web|url=http://jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=562&letter=E |title=Jewishencyclopedia.com |publisher=Jewishencyclopedia.com |access-date=2012-06-22}}</ref> Due to the [[Operation Ezra and Nehemiah|Jewish exodus from Iraq]] in the 1950s, the presence of the [[History of the Jews in Iraq|Iraqi Jewish community]] has diminished, although a disused [[synagogue]] remains in place at the location.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thejc.com/news/world-news/30317/iraq-cleric-slams-plan-turn-jewish-tomb-mosque |title=Iraq Cleric Slams Plan to Turn Jewish Tomb into Mosque |publisher=Thejc.com |date=2010-04-12 |access-date=2012-06-22}}</ref> In 2020, work was reportedly underway to transform the synagogue into a [[mosque]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Neurink |first=Judit |date=2020-02-09 |title=Jewish shrine of Prophet Ezekiel's Tomb open to visitors in Shiite Iraq |url=https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2020-02-09/ty-article/.premium/jewish-shrine-of-prophet-ezekiels-tomb-open-to-visitors-in-shiite-iraq/0000017f-f6e8-d318-afff-f7eb2fb40000 |access-date=2024-03-19 |work=Haaretz |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=bataween |date=2020-10-20 |title=Synagogue at Ezekiel's tomb dismantled • Point of No Return |url=https://www.jewishrefugees.org.uk/2020/10/synagogue-at-ezekiels-tomb-dismantled.html |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=Point of No Return |language=en-GB}}</ref>

=== Tomb at Ergani, Turkey ===
A tomb in the [[Ergani|Ergani District]] of [[Diyarbakır Province]] in [[Turkey]] is also believed to be the resting place of Ezekiel. It is located {{Convert|5|km|mi}} from the city centre on a hill, where it is revered and visited by local [[Muslims]], called ''Makam Dağı''.<ref>[https://ilkha.com/kultursanat/inanc-ve-kultur-mirasinin-gozdesi-hazreti-zulkifl-makami-86253 İnanç ve kültür mirasının gözdesi: Hazreti Zülkifl Makamı (Turkish)]''ilkha''. Posted 17 November 2018.</ref><ref>[http://www.guneydoguguncel.com/inanc-ve-kultur-mirasinin-gozdesi-hazreti-zulkifl-makami/ İNANÇ VE KÜLTÜR MİRASININ GÖZDESİ: HAZRETİ ZÜLKİFL MAKAMI (Turkish)] ''GuneydoguGuncel''. Posted 18 November 2018.</ref>