The Imam Sultan Saqi Shrine () is a Twelver Shi'ite shrine for the community of Turkmen, located in the Tisin neighbourhood of the city of Kirkuk, in the Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq. The shrine contains a tomb dedicated to Imam Sultan Saqi, a descendant of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, whose grave dates from 600 CE. The mausoleum was completed in the 1960s, is located within a local cemetery, that was part of the former Kirkuk Regional Air Base.
On 27 May 2009, the shrine was restored in a combined effort by both Iraqi and American soldiers. , public access to the shrine was limited.
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Shia Islam in Iraq List of mosques in Iraq
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