BĀBĀ ḤĀTEM or locally known as the ''mausoleum of Baba Hatim'' was built in the 11th and 12th centuries. It lies outside
Imam Sahib
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in
Kunduz Province
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,
Afghanistan
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, a town bordering
Tajikistan
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.
Restoration
The mausoleum was restored between 1978 and 1979 by the
Délégation Archéologique Française en Afghanistan and l'
Institut Afghan d'Archéologie. Prior to the restorations, the
tomb
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was structurally unstable, with layers of bricks missing from the exterior's upper walls. Excavating the walls to reveal their original height, the restoration team replaced the missing bricks, restoring the exterior's original cubical shape and the four octagonal
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s embedded at its corners. The dome was reassembled with new
mortar, and refinished on the exterior with plaster and pairs of bricks protruding in four concentric rings. The dome's circular and octagonal drums were also reconstructed, and a metal
finial
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placed atop it.
Other names
The Baba Hatim Tomb is also known as Baba Hatem Ziyarat, Baba Hatom Ziarat, and Tomb of Salar Khalil (Salar Kalil, Salar Chalil Sayyid).
References
Bibliography
*iranica.co
Emam Sahib - Baba Hatim Tomb
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Ziyarat
Dargahs
Shrines in Afghanistan