Wadi-us-Salaam
Also known as Islamic necropolis, Wadi Al-Salam Cemetery in Najaf, Wadi Al-Salam Cemetery, Najaf cemetery
Wadi-us-Salaam is an Islamic cemetery, located in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq. It is the largest cemetery in the world. The cemetery covers and contains more than 6 million bodies. It also attracts millions of pilgrims annually.
Key facts
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- Wadi-us-Salaam cemetery
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- وادي السلام (Valley of Peace)
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- ara
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- Wadi Al-Salaam.jpg
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- Cemetery.caption
- Aerial photograph of most of the whole cemetery.
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- Iraq
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- 2894+CR4, Najaf, Najaf Governorate, Iraq
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- Iraq
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11 sectionsContents
- Shi'ite traditions about the cemetery
- Shi'ite funerary rituals
- History
- Important monuments
- Tombs of the Grand Ayatollahs
- Shrine of Prophet Hud and Salih
- Site of Imam al-Mahdi
- Site of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq
- Prominent burials
- Notes and references
- External links
Wadi-us-Salaam is an Islamic cemetery, located in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq. It is the largest cemetery in the world. The cemetery covers and contains more than 6 million bodies. It also attracts millions of pilgrims annually.
The cemetery is located near the shrine of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth Islamic Caliph, as well as the first Shia Imam. Thus, many Shi'ites in Iraq request that they be buried in this cemetery. As a result of improved transportation methods, Shi'ites from across the globe are (or seek to be) buried in the cemetery. Modern burials are interred inside shared crypts.
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