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The Mausoleum of Aga Khan is the mausoleum of Aga Khan III, Sir Sultan Muhammed Shah, who died in 1957. The mausoleum is located at Aswan along the Nile of Egypt, since Egypt was formerly the centre of power of the Fatimids, an Ismaili Shia dynasty.

The construction of the mausoleum began in 1956 and ended in 1960.[1] The Aga Khan's wife, Begum Om Habibeh Aga Khan, commissioned the construction of the mausoleum, which initially accepted tourists inside; however, the interior was closed off to the public in 1997.[2]

A red rose is laid on the Aga Khan's tomb every day – a practice first started by Begum Om Habibeh Aga Khan.[3]

The mausoleum sits atop a hill along the west bank of the Nile, where it overlooks the Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan House, a winter home of the Aga Khan.
  1. ^ Farid Shafie (PDF). The Tarek Waly Center. p. 14.
  2. ^ "Aga Khan Mausoleum (Tomb of Muhammad Shah Aga Khan)". www.viator.com. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  3. ^ "Aswan Landmarks and Monuments: Aswan, Egypt". www.aswan.world-guides.com. Retrieved 2018-02-24.

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