Marqad al Imām al Ḩusayn
Marqad al Imām al Ḩusayn is a shrine in Kerbala District, Karbala Governorate. Marqad al Imām al Ḩusayn is situated nearby to the mosque Imam Husayn Shrine, as well as near Al-Abbas’s threshold.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Imam Husayn Shrine and Al-Abbas’s threshold.
Imam Husayn Shrine
Mosque
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The Imam al Husayn Shrine is the mausoleum of Husayn ibn Ali and Shi'ite mosque, located in the holy city of Karbala, in the Karbala Governorate of Iraq.
Al-Abbas’s threshold
Mosque
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The Al-Abbas Shrine is the mausoleum of Abbas ibn Ali and a Shi'ite mosque, situated near the Imam Husayn shrine, located in Karbala, in the Karbala Governorate of Iraq. Al-Abbas’s threshold is situated 370 metres east of Marqad al Imām al Ḩusayn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karbala.
Karbala
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Karbala is a major city in central Iraq. It is the capital of Karbala Governorate. With an estimated population of 691,100 people in 2024, Karbala is the second largest city in central Iraq, after Baghdad.
Marqad al Imām al Ḩusayn
- Type: Shrine
- Also known as: “Al Imam al Hussein Bin Ali’s Shrine”, “Al Imam ali Hussein Bin Ali’s Shrine”, “Holy Shrine of al-Hussain”, “Hosain”, “Husain”, “Husein”, “Hussain”, “Hussain Mosque”, “Hussein Mosque”, “Hussein’s Shrine”, “Imam Ali Shrine”, “Maqām al Ḩusayn”, “Maqām al Imām al Ḩusayn”, “Marqad al Imam al Husayn”, “Mashhad Ḩusayn Bin ‘Alī”, and “Shrine of Imam El-Hussein ibn Ali”
- Category: religion
- Location: Kerbala District, Karbala Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.61627° or 32° 36′ 59″ northLongitude
44.03258° or 44° 1′ 57″ eastElevation
35 metres (115 feet)Open location code
8H46J28M+G2GeoNames ID
95680
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In Other Languages
“Marqad al Imām al Ḩusayn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مرقد الامام الحسين”
- Arabic: “مقام الامام الحسين”
- Arabic: “مقام الحسين”
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