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Shrine(s) 2 The Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani , also known as Al-Ḥaḍrat Al-Qādiriyyah ( Arabic : ٱلْحَضْرَة ٱلْقَادِرِيَّة ) or Mazār Ghous ( Persian : مزار غوث ), is an Islamic religious complex dedicated to Abdul Qadir Gilani , the founder of the Qadiriyya Sufi order , located in Baghdad , Iraq .
Imam Ali's shrine is among the last of the Shi'ite shrines in Iraq to retains its nearly full set of original antique tiles. [13] Around the shrine on its North, East, and Southern sides is a large courtyard surrounded by pointed arch arcades, while the shrine is linked on the West to the Al-Ra's Mosque. The courtyard arcades are two floors in ...
Pages in category "Shrines in Iraq" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Al-Abbas Shrine;
The Haydar-Khana Mosque (Arabic: جامع الحيدرخانة) is a historic mosque located near al-Mutanabbi Street [1] in Baghdad, Iraq, built by al-Nasir during the Abbasid Caliphate. The mosque is situated on al-Rashid Street and is located in the Haydar-Khana locality surrounded by buildings, shrines, and cafés.
Ezra's Tomb or the Tomb of Ezra (Arabic: العزير, romanized: Al-ʻUzair, Al-ʻUzayr, Al-Azair) is a Shi'ite Muslim and Jewish shrine, located in Al-ʻUzair in the Qal'at Saleh district, in the Maysan Governorate of Iraq, on the western shore of the Tigris river, that is popularly believed to be the burial place of the biblical figure Ezra.
Al-Kadhimiyya Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلْكَاظِمِيَّة, romanized: Masjid al-Kāẓimiyya) is a Shi'a Islamic mosque and shrine located in the Kādhimiya suburb of Baghdad, Iraq. It contains the tombs of the seventh and ninth Twelver Shī'ī Imāms , respectively Mūsā al-Kādhim and his grandson Muhammad al-Jawad .
During the Iraqi Revolt, the British troops entered the Wadi-us-Salaam cemetery, and the shrine was desecrated on the 17th of October, in 1917. [1] A year later, in the years 1918 until 1919, the shrine was repaired and given extensive renovations. [5] [4] With the assistance of Iranian companies, the dome of the shrine received new tilework. [4]
The Al-Askari Shrine in Samarrah, Iraq, contains the tombs of the tenth and eleventh Shia Imams, Ali al-Hadi and Hasan al-Askari. The shrine is a significant site for Shia pilgrimage and has faced several attacks, most notably in 2006 and 2007, causing extensive damage. [94]