Di­aqua­tetra­kis­(1H-imidazole-κN³)magnesium dichloride

In the title compound, [Mg(C₃H₃N₂)₄(H₂O)₂]Cl₂, the Mg^II cation lies on a crystallographic inversion centre and is coordinated by two water mol­ecules and four N-atom donors from monodentate imidazole ligands, giving a slightly distorted octa­hedral stereochemistry. In the crystal, water O—H...Cl and imidazole N—H...Cl hydrogen bonds give rise to a three-dimensional structure.