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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 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. [95]
Kadhimiya (north of Baghdad) is regarded as a holy city in Shia Islam. Musa al-Kazim and his grandson, the ninth Shia Imam, Muhammad at-Taqi are both buried there, and their tombs are contained in the Al Kadhimiya Mosque. Shia go on an annual pilgrimage to this shrine in the month of Rajab. Mosque of Kufa in Iraq
Quba Pire Ewra ("Pir of the people") Temple in Sinjar, Iraq Şexsê Batê Babira, Iraq Shrine of Shekhse Bate in Babera village, Iraq Quba Sheikh Mand Sinjar, Iraq Shrine in the southern part of Sinjar, Iraq. Dedicated to Sheikh Mand. Shrine of Nishingaha Peroz: Ain Sifni, Iraq: Ezidi shrine of Nishingaha Peroz near Ain Sifni, Duhok Governorate ...
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 .
Seljuk (mosque and madrasah), Zengid (shrine) Formerly a mosque and madrasah complex built during the Seljuk era, the madrasah was converted into a shrine for Muhsin ibn Ali by Badr al-Din Lu'lu in the Zengid era. Demolished in 2014 by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Mausoleum of Imam Awn Al-Din: Bab at-Tub Shi'ite 1248 Zengid
Al-Askari Shrine, the ' Askariyya Shrine, or Al-Askari Mosque [a] is a Shia Muslim mosque and mausoleum in the Iraqi city of Samarra 125 km (78 mi) from Baghdad. It is one of the most important Shia shrines in the world.
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 ...