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Shrines, mosques and historic sites

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  • Golden dome and two golden minarets of a Karbala shrine at dusk, with a second golden dome in the distance

    Shrine · Karbala

    Shrine of Imam Hussain (as)

    The burial place of Imam Hussain (as) in Karbala, and the heart of ziyarat for millions of visitors each year.

    Full guide
  • Golden dome and twin golden minarets of the al-Abbas shrine in Karbala, with black mourning banners on the outer wall

    Shrine · Karbala

    Shrine of al-Abbas (as)

    The shrine of al-Abbas ibn Ali (as), Imam Hussain’s (as) brother and standard-bearer at Karbala, facing Imam Hussain’s shrine across Bayn al-Haramayn.

    Full guide
  • Two green tiled domes above a blue-and-green tiled facade with a pointed archway

    Historic site · Karbala

    Al-Mukhayyam (the Camp)

    A site commemorating where the camp of Imam Hussain’s (as) family is traditionally held to have stood before and during the events of Ashura.

    Summary only, full guide coming

  • Historic site · Karbala

    Tal al-Zainabiyya

    A raised site traditionally associated with Lady Zaynab (as), sister of Imam Hussain (as), during the events of Ashura. Listed under “Key Landmarks” on the existing site.

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  • A long tiled walkway between arcaded courtyard buildings leads towards a golden dome flanked by two minarets

    Shrine · Najaf

    Shrine of Imam Ali (as)

    The shrine in Najaf where Twelver Shia Muslims believe Imam Ali (as), cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet (s), is buried.

    Full guide

  • Cemetery · Najaf

    Wadi al-Salam Cemetery

    A very large historic cemetery in Najaf, close to the shrine of Imam Ali (as), where many believers have chosen to be buried.

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  • Mosque · Kufa

    Great Mosque of Kufa

    One of the oldest mosques in Islam, where Imam Ali (as) led prayers and was fatally struck during the dawn prayer in Ramadan 40 AH.

    Full guide

  • Shrine · Kufa

    Shrine of Muslim ibn Aqil (as)

    The resting place of Muslim ibn Aqil, Imam Hussain’s (as) envoy to Kufa, who was killed there in 60 AH. It adjoins the Great Mosque of Kufa.

    Full guide
  • A brick arcade with a green flag on the roof and two tall minarets, under a bright sky

    Mosque · Kufa

    Masjid al-Sahla

    A first-century mosque about two kilometres north-west of the Great Mosque of Kufa. Shia tradition holds that prophets prayed here, and narrations attributed to Imam al-Sadiq (as) describe it as the place where Imam al-Mahdi (ajtf) will reside after his reappearance. A station (maqam) within it is attributed to him.

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  • Shrine · Kufa

    Shrine of Hani ibn Urwa

    The resting place of Hani ibn Urwa, who sheltered Muslim ibn Aqil, Imam Hussain’s (as) envoy, and was killed in Kufa in 60 AH. It is beside the shrine of Muslim ibn Aqil, within the Great Mosque of Kufa complex.

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  • Shrine · Kufa

    Shrine of al-Mukhtar al-Thaqafi

    The resting place of al-Mukhtar al-Thaqafi, who led an uprising in Kufa after Karbala to avenge Imam Hussain (as). It is within the Great Mosque of Kufa complex.

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  • Historic site · Kufa

    House of Imam Ali (as)

    The house in Kufa associated with Imam Ali (as) during his caliphate. It is about 100 metres from the Great Mosque of Kufa and is visited as a separate site.

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  • A low arcaded building with a small turquoise dome, above a wide stairway and a marble forecourt

    Shrine · Najaf

    Shrine of Kumayl ibn Ziyad

    The resting place of Kumayl ibn Ziyad, a close companion of Imam Ali (as) and Imam al-Hasan (as), and the narrator of the supplication known as Dua Kumayl. He was killed on the orders of al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf around 82 AH. The shrine stands on the route between Kufa and Najaf.

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  • A large golden dome and two minarets above the shrine walls, with visitors crossing a marble courtyard under a cloudy sky

    Shrine · Samarra

    Shrine of al-Askariyyayn

    The shrine in Samarra where Imam Ali al-Hadi (as) and his son Imam Hasan al-Askari (as) are buried, in what was their home. Narjis, mother of Imam al-Mahdi (ajtf), and Hakima, daughter of Imam al-Jawad (as), are also buried here. The dome was destroyed in bombings in 2006 and 2007 and has since been rebuilt.

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  • Historic site · Samarra

    Sardab of Imam al-Mahdi (ajtf)

    A lower chamber in the house of the Imams in Samarra, beside the al-Askariyyayn shrine, which Twelver Shia tradition associates with Imam al-Mahdi (ajtf) and his occultation (ghayba). It is a place of prayer, not a grave.

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  • The illuminated shrine façade at night, with a tiled golden entrance arch between two tall gold minarets

    Shrine · Baghdad (Kadhimiya)

    Shrine of al-Kadhimayn

    The shrine in Kadhimiya, in the north of Baghdad, where Imam Musa al-Kadhim (as) and his grandson Imam Muhammad al-Jawad (as) are buried. Al-Shaykh al-Mufid and Nasir al-Din al-Tusi are among the scholars also buried here.

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  • Twin golden domes lit at night, flanked by two minarets under scaffolding

    Shrine · Elsewhere in Iraq

    Shrine of the Two Sons of Muslim ibn Aqil

    Dedicated to Muhammad and Ibrahim, the two young sons of Muslim ibn Aqil. It is outside Najaf, Kufa and Karbala. Its exact location is still to be confirmed for this guide.

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