Grave of Esther and Mordechai

Mausoleum of Esther, wife of Xerxes I , and Mordechai in Hamadan , Iran

The tomb of Esther and Mordechai ( Persian بقعه استر و مردخای, Hebrew קבר אסתר ומרדכי) is traditionally the place in the Iranian city ​​of Hamadan where the Achaemenid queen Esther and wife of Xerxes I and her cousin and adoptive father Mordechai are said to be buried. It is an important Jewish pilgrimage site in Iran.

It is registered with the number 291 on the national monument list of Iran .

See also

• List of Jewish pilgrimage sites

literature

• Nosratollah Meshkati: A List of the Historical Sites and Ancient Monuments of Iran. Translated by Mr. HAS Pessyan. 1974

Web links

Commons : Tomb of Esther and Mordechai  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• The mausoleum of Esther and Mordecai in Hamadan, Iran
• Esther and Mordechai
• Where is the Tomb of Mordechai and Esther?

Grave of Esther and Mordechai (alternative names of the lemma)
Tomb of Esther and Mordecai; Mausoleum of Esther and Mordechai

Coordinates: 34 ° 47 ′ 52.2 "  N , 48 ° 30 ′ 45.7"  E