Sacred Sites Photo Galleries: Middle East Click a location name to view a gallery. Click the location name again to close it. 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 View all the sacred sites galleries worldwide. Mail