Ḩayy al Ḩurr

Ḩayy al Ḩurr is a locality in Kerbala District, Karbala Governorate. Ḩayy al Ḩurr is situated nearby to the locality Ḩayy al Mu‘allimīn, as well as near Ḩayy al Muwaz̧z̧afīn ath Thāniyah.

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 east of Ḩayy al Ḩurr.

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

Ḩayy al Ḩurr

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Al Ḩurr” and “Hayy al Hurr”
Location: Kerbala District, Karbala Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

32.61037° or 32° 36′ 37″ north

Longitude

44.00396° or 44° 0′ 14″ east

Elevation

33 metres (108 feet)

Open location code

8H46J263+4H

GeoNames ID

6914163

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In Other Languages

“Ḩayy al Ḩurr” goes by many names.

Arabic: “حي الحر”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ḩayy al Mu‘allimīn and Ḩayy al Muwaz̧z̧afīn ath Thāniyah.

Notable Places Nearby

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

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