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 the hamlet Qaryat Hamas.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 and a Shi'ite mosque, situated near the Imam Husayn shrine, located in Karbala, in the Karbala Governorate of Iraq.
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.
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″ northLongitude
44.04619° or 44° 2′ 46″ eastElevation
33 metres (108 feet)Open location code
8H46J2JW+2FGeoNames 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 Hamas.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Marqad al Imām al ‘Abbās and Marqad al Imām al Ḩusayn.
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