Bab al-Saghir Cemetery () is an Islamic cemetery in Damascus, Syria. It is about 200 meters to the southwest of the Bab al-Saghir gate.
Stephanie Mulder in a book documenting and analyzing medieval Alid shrines in Syria points out that the "tomb [dedicated to Sukayna bint al-Husayn] in the Bab al-Saghir cemetery is consistently mentioned in medieval Arabic sources from the late twelfth century onwards, and the text-based findings relating to its location, original structure, phases of development and various patrons, afford well with the rich architectural evidence documented." The place has notable Islamic interments. The 20th century poet Nizar Qabbani is also buried here.
Maqam Ru'us Al-Shuhada
Maqam Ru'us ash-Shuhadaâ (), also known as Ganj-e-sarha-e-shuhadaâÂÂ-e-Karbala, or Raous al-Shuhada, the former burial place of the heads of the casualties in Husayn's army at Karbala. Among them:
The following tombs are also found within this cemetery, however these are empty graves (cenotaphs) created for the purpose of ziyÃÂrah
In addition, the area has the well from which the Fourth Shi'ite Imam, Ali Zayn al-Abidin used to perform wuá¸Âúâ ().