Hawr al Musayyab

Hawr al Musayyab is a marsh in Karbala Governorate, Iraq. Hawr al Musayyab is situated nearby to the locality Muḩammad Salmān, as well as near Ḩamūd Khuḑayr.

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.

Hawr al Musayyab

Type: Marsh
Also known as: “Hawr al Masīb” and “HawralMusayyab”
Category: body of water
Location: Karbala Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

32.61569° or 32° 36′ 57″ north

Longitude

44.05601° or 44° 3′ 22″ east

Elevation

30 metres (98 feet)

Open location code

8H46J384+7C

GeoNames ID

6818098

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Hawr al Musayyab” goes by many names.

Arabic: “هور المسيب”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Muḩammad Salmān and Ḩamūd Khuḑayr.

Notable Places Nearby

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

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