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Historic Sites Attractions In Karbala

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Karbala, Arabic: كَرْبَلَاء‎, Karbalā’, کربلاء, Kerbala, is a city in central Iraq, located about 100 km southwest of Baghdad, and a few miles east of Lake Milh. Karbala is the capital of Karbala Governorate, and has an estimated population of 700,000 people . The city, best known as the location of the Ma'rakat Karbalā' in 680 CE, or the Masjidayn of Imam Husayn and Abbas, is considered a holy city for Shi'ite Muslims in the same way as Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem. Tens of millions of Shi'ite Muslims visit the site twice a year, rivaling Mecca as a place of pilgrimage. The martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali is commemorated annually by m...
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Historic Sites Attractions In Karbala

  • 1. Shrine of the two sons of Muslim Ibn Aqeel Karbala
    In addition to the three mosques accepted by all Muslims as holy sites, Shia Muslims consider sites associated with Muhammad, his family members and descendants , After Mecca and Medina, Najaf, Karbala and Jerusalem are the most revered by Shias.
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  • 3. Al Sahlah Great Mosque Kufa
    The Al-Sahlah Mosque or Masjid al-Sahlah is one of the primary significant mosques in the city of Kufa, Iraq. The mosque is of great importance to Shia Muslims, and it is believed that the mosque was initially established in Kufa as a neighborhood mosque for the followers of Ali, the early members of the Shia. The mosque is also said to be the future home of the twelfth Shī‘ah Imām, Muhammad al-Māhdi.
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