Ḩayy Bāb al Khān

Ḩayy Bāb al Khān is a locality in Kerbala District, Karbala Governorate. Ḩayy Bāb al Khān is situated nearby to the locality Ḩayy Bāb Baghdād, as well as near Ḩayy Bāb aţ Ţāq.

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 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 Bāb al Khān

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

32.62492° or 32° 37′ 30″ north

Longitude

44.03529° or 44° 2′ 7″ east

Elevation

35 metres (115 feet)

Open location code

8H46J2FP+X4

GeoNames ID

9289217

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In Other Languages

“Ḩayy Bāb al Khān” goes by many names.

Arabic: “حي باب الخان”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ḩayy Bāb Baghdād and Ḩayy Bāb aţ Ţāq.

Notable Places Nearby

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

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