Qaryat al Falţāwīyah

Qaryat al Falţāwīyah is a locality in Kerbala District, Karbala Governorate. Qaryat al Falţāwīyah is situated nearby to the locality Ḩayy az Zahrā’, as well as near Ḩayy al ‘Abbās.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Al-Abbas’s threshold.

Al-Abbas’s threshold

Mosque

Photo: Sameralhusseini1987, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Al-Abbas Shrine is the mausoleum of Abbas ibn Ali, situated near the Imam Husayn Shrine, located in Karbala, in the Karbala Governorate of Iraq. Abbas was a son of Ali, the half-brother of both Hasan and Husayn, Husayn's flag-bearer in the Battle of Karbala, and chief of his caravans. Al-Abbas’s threshold is situated 3 km southwest of Qaryat al Falţāwīyah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karbala.

Karbala

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Karbala is a major city in Iraq, and the capital of Karbala Governorate. With a population of around 800,000 people in 2024, Karbala is the second-largest city in central Iraq, after Baghdad.

Qaryat al Falţāwīyah

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Qaryat al Faltawiyah”
Location: Kerbala District, Karbala Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

32.63584° or 32° 38′ 9″ north

Longitude

44.05829° or 44° 3′ 30″ east

Elevation

29 metres (95 feet)

Open location code

8H46J3P5+88

GeoNames ID

387211

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In Other Languages

“Qaryat al Falţāwīyah” goes by many names.

Arabic: “قرية الفلطاويه”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ḩayy az Zahrā’ and Ḩayy al ‘Abbās.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Marqad al Imām al ‘Abbās and Marqad al Imām al Ḩusayn.

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