Qaryat Abkīrah

Qaryat Abkīrah is a locality in Kerbala District, Karbala Governorate. Qaryat Abkīrah is situated nearby to the locality Ḩayy al ‘Abbās, as well as near Qaryat Ḩamas.

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.

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 Abkīrah

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

32.63008° or 32° 37′ 48″ north

Longitude

44.04619° or 44° 2′ 46″ east

Elevation

33 metres (108 feet)

Open location code

8H46J2JW+2F

GeoNames ID

387212

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In Other Languages

“Qaryat Abkīrah” goes by many names.

Arabic: “قرية ابكيره”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ḩayy al ‘Abbās and Qaryat Ḩamas.

Notable Places Nearby

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

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