Iraq Photo Gallery 2

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Prophet Ezekiel’s Mausoleum, Kifl, Babylon

Maqam of Imam Ali (a place where Imam Ali stood and prayed), Ezekiel’s tomb, Kifl, Babylon

Prophet Ezekiel’s Mausoleum, Kifl, Babylon

Tomb of Prophet Ezekiel, Kifl, Babylon

Kufa Mosque, Shrines of Muslim ibn Aqeel and Hani ibn Urwa, Kufa

Kufa Mosque, Shrines of Muslim ibn Aqeel and Hani ibn Urwa, Kufa

Kufa Mosque, Shrines of Muslim ibn Aqeel and Hani ibn Urwa, Kufa

Kufa Mosque, Shrine of Muslim ibn Aqeel, Kufa

Mausoleum of Alqasim, Babylon

Kufa Mosque, Shrines of Muslim ibn Aqeel and Hani ibn Urwa, Kufa. This particular enclosure in the photograph marks the place where Imam Ali was wounded with a sword.

Mausoleum of Maytham Altammar, Kufa

Mausoleums of two sons of Muslim ibn Aqeel, Musayab

Tapestry of mausoleums of two sons of Muslim ibn Aqeel, Musayab

The shrine of Alhamza Alsharqi’s wife, Diwaniya

Hanana Mosque, Najaf. This particular shrine in the Hanana mosque marks the place where Imam Hussein’s head was placed after the battle of Karbala.

Hanana Mosque, Najaf. This small shrine inside the mosque marks the place where Imam Hussein’s head was temporarily placed before burial.

Mausoleum of Sayed Ibrahim, Kufa, Najaf

Ziggurat of Ur, Nasiriyah

Mausoleums of Imam Ali Alhadi and Imam Hasan Alaskari, Samarra

Mausoleums of Imam Ali Alhadi and Imam Hasan Alaskari, Samarra

In the basement of the Mausoleums of Imam Ali Alhadi and his son Imam Hasan Alaskari in Samarra stands the shrine where Imam Almahdi (the grandson of Imam Ali Alhadi) is believed to have disappeared.

Minaret of the Grand Mosque of Samarra

Painting of Imam Ali and his two sons Hassan and Hussein

Painting of Twelve Shia Imams, with Imam Ali in center

Painting of Abbas, brother of Imam Hussein

Additional Information:

• Sacred sites and pilgrimage in Shia Islam

Mausoleum of Imam Ali, Najaf

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam_Ali_Mosque
• http://www.sacred-destinations.com/iraq/najaf

Mausoleum of Imam Hussein, Karbala

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam_Husayn_Shrine
• https://www.exploreiraq.com/imam-hussain-shrine
• http://www.sacred-destinations.com/iraq/karbala
• https://www.al-islam.org/history-shrines/history-shrine-imam-husayn-ibn-ali-ibn-abi-talib

Mausoleum of Abbas (brother of Imam Hussein), Karbala

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Abbas_Shrine
• https://www.exploreiraq.com/hazrat-abbas-shrine

Mausoleums of 7th Imam Musa Alkadhim and 9th Imam Muhammad Aljawad, Kadhimiya

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Kadhimiya_Mosque
• http://iraqheritage.org/holy-sites.php
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musa_al-Kadhim
• https://www.al-islam.org/history-shrines/history-shrine-imam-musa-al-kadhim-imam-muhammad-al-jawad

Mausoleums of Imam Ali Alhadi and Imam Hasan Alaskari, Samarra

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Askari_Shrine
• http://iraqheritage.org/holy-sites.php
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Mosque_of_Samarra
• https://www.al-islam.org/history-shrines/history-shrine-imam-ali-al-naqi-imam-hasan-al-askari-peace-be-upon-them
• https://www.rferl.org/a/1066047.html

Mausoleums of Muslim bin Aqeel, Hani bin Urwa and Almukhtar, Kufa Mosque

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Mosque_of_Kufa

Mausoleum of Maytham Altammar, Kufa

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maytham_al-Tammar

Sahlah Mosque, Kufa

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Sahlah_Mosque

Mausoleum of Alqasin, Alqassim

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musa_al-Kadhim
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qasim,_Iraq

Mausoleum of Sayyid Muhammad, Balad, Samarra

• https://en.wikishia.net/view/Muhammad_b._al-Imam_al-Hadi_(a)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_ibn_Ali_al-Hadi

Mausoleum of Hamzah Alsharqi, Qadisiya

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamza,_Iraq

Mausoleum of Hamzah Algharbi, Babylon

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamza,_Iraq

Maqam Sahib Alzaman (12th Imam), Karbala

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Mahdi

Maqam of Zaid bin Ali, Kifl

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zayd_ibn_Harithah?wprov=sfti1
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zayd_ibn_Ali

Imam Ali's Step Mosque, Basra

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam_Ali_Mosque_(Basra)

Mausoleums of two sons of Muslim bin Aqeel, Musayab

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_ibn_Muslim_and_Ibraheem_ibn_Muslim
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_ibn_Aqil
• https://www.erfan.ir/english/84295.html

Ezekiel's Tomb, Kifl

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezekiel's_Tomb
• https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/babylons-forgotten-tomb-symbol-iraqs-ancient-jewish-heritage

Mausoleum of Sayed Ibrahim, Najaf

• https://www.exploreiraq.com/ziarat

Mausoleum of Prophet Job, Hillah

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Job_in_Islam
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Job_(biblical_figure)
• https://www.al-menasa.net/en/2019/06/03/ezekiels-babylons-forgotten-tomb-a-symbol-of-iraqs-ancient-jewish-heritage/
• https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/20/world/middleeast/baghdad-iraq-joshua-tomb.html

Mausoleum of Alhasan Albasri, Basra

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mausoleum_of_Imam_al-Hasan_of_Basra

Yazidi shrine of Sheikh Adi bin Musafir, Lalish

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Adi_ibn_Musafir
• https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lalish-temple

Mausoleum of Abdul Qadir Gilani, Baghdad

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul-Qadir_Gilani
• https://www.sufiwiki.com/Abdul_Qadir_Jilani

The Ziggurat of Ur, Nasiriyah

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziggurat_of_Ur
• https://www.penn.museum/sites/journal/1235/
• https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-asia/great-ziggurat-ur-001767
• https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/ancient-near-east1/x7e914f5b:neo-sumerian-ur-iii/a/ziggurat-of-ur

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