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' Valley of Peace ') is an Islamic cemetery, located in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq. It is the largest cemetery in the world. It is the largest cemetery in the world. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The cemetery covers 1,485.5 acres (601.16 ha ; 6.01 km 2 ; 2.32 sq mi ) and contains more than 6 million bodies. [ 3 ]
Wadi Al-Salam Cemetery in Najaf: The cemetery in Najaf is among the largest in the world, containing the remains of Ali ibn Abi Talib and is regarded as holy by Muslims. [26] Amedy City: One of the oldest cities in the world, Amedy was successively ruled by the Medes, Assyrians, Parthians and Muslims. [27]
Mosque of Kufa in Iraq Great Mosque of Kufa in Kufa , Iraq - contains the tombs of Muslim ibn Aqeel, Khadijah bint Ali, Hani ibn Urwa , and Al-Mukhtar . The mosque also contains many important sites relating to the prophets and Ali, including the place where he was fatally struck on the head while in prostration, Sujud .
Ten years ago, their village in Iraq's Sinjar region was decimated by Islamic State militants. Yazidi men and boys were separated and massacred, Yazidi women and children were abducted, many raped ...
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Hope Village III, with a yet-to-be-determined location, will be designed by architecture students from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. William Beck. (Claretta Bellamy / NBC News)
According to a study, Jewish sites in Iraq include, over 250 synagogues, 48 Jewish schools, nine sanctuaries and five cemeteries. [1] Most of them were abandoned and left in ruins between 1941 and 1951 when Jews were persecuted. [2] [3] These sites were well protected during the regime of Saddam Hussein. [4]
The royal cemetery is a building located in the Adhamiyah district between the Iraqi University building and the Safina area. It is surrounded by streets on all sides. It was built in the style of Islamic architecture and has three blue domes covered painted in blue livery, decorated with Islamic motifs, and distinctive architecture.