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Iraq (1)
Iraq (1)
Pilgrims walking to Shrine of Alhamza Alsharqi, Qadisiya
Pilgrims resting at Mausoleum of Hamzah Algharbi, Babylon
Nanmakh Temple, Babylon
Ishtar Gate, Babylon
Mosaic of Lion at Temple of Ishtar, Babylon
Mausoleum of Alshareef Alradhi, Kadhimiya, Baghdad
Mausoleum of Abdul Qadir Gilani, Baghdad
Mausoleum of Abdul Qadir Gilani, Baghdad
Mausoleum of Abdul Qadir Gilani, Baghdad
Tomb of Sheikh Salih, the son of Abdul Qadir Gilani, at the Mausoleum of Abdul Qadir Gilani, Baghdad
Mausoleum of Abdul Qadir Gilani, Baghdad
Imam Ali’s Step Mosque, Basra
Mausoleum of Alhasan Albasri, Basra
Mausoleum of Alhasan Albasri, Basra
Mausoleum of Prophet Job, Babylon
Mausoleum of Prophet Job, Babylon
Tomb of Prophet Job, Babylon
Tomb of Prophet Job, Babylon
Mausoleums of 7th Imam Musa Alkadhim and 9th Imam Muhammad Aljawad, Kadhimiya, Baghdad
Mausoleums of 7th Imam Musa Alkadhim and 9th Imam Muhammad Aljawad, Kadhimiya, Baghdad
Road sign showing dome of Mausoleum of Imam Ali
Tapestry showing mausoleums of 7th Imam Musa Alkadhim and 9th Imam Muhammad Aljawad, Kadhimiya, Baghdad
Pilgrims at mausoleum of Imam Hussein, Karbala
Mausoleum of Abbas, brother of Imam Hussein, Karbala
Iraq (2)
Iraq (2)
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
Turkey
Turkey
Temple of Aphrodite, Aphrodisias
Hittite ruins of Yazilikaya, Bogazkale
Hittite ruins of Yazilikaya, Bogazkale
Oracle temple of Apollo, Didyma
Dolmen near Vaysal
Shrine of Abdurrahman Gazi Mezarlığı, Erzurum
Shrine of Abdurrahman Gazi Mezarlığı, Erzurum
Shrine of Abdurrahman Gazi Mezarlığı, Erzurum
Shrine of Joshua, Joshua’s Hill, Beykoz, Istanbul
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
Shrine of Telli Baba, Sariyer, Istanbul
Shrine of Eyup Sultan, Istanbul
Pilgrims at Shrine of Eyup Sultan, Istanbul
Family posing for photograph at Shrine of Eyup Sultan, Istanbul
Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, Taksim, Istanbul
Tomb of Rumi, Konya
Shrine of Rumi, Konya
Mt. Ararat and Khor Virap monastery
Shrine of Hazrat Shemsuddin of Tabriz (teacher of Rumi) Konya
Stone heads atop Mt. Nemrut Dagi
Shrine of Sufi sage Haji Bektash Veli, Hacibektas, Nevshehir
Painting of Sufi sage Haji Bektas Veli, Hacibektas, Nevshehir
Pool of Abraham and Halil-Ür Rahman Lake, Sanliurfa
Shrine of Veysel Karani, Ziyarat
Sumela Monastery, near Trabzon
Pilgrims praying at Shrine of Veysel Karani, Ziyarat