The person buried in the mausoleum is believed to be that of Saint George, known by Muslim locals as Jirjis.

The alleged tomb of Jirjis was located inside a Quraysh cemetery in Mosul.

[1][2] Around 1393, the Turco-Mongolian conqueror Tamerlane commissioned a mosque to be built at the site, and a dome over the alleged tomb of Jirjis.

[2] The walls of the mausoleum are covered with green and yellow glazed brick tiles to the height of two meters, surmounted by a Quranic inscription band.

[2] The Al-Nabi Jirjis Mosque was demolished by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant on 27 July 2014.