Iraq
Najaf Governorate
Najaf District

Wadi-us-Salaam

Wadi-us-Salaam is an Islamic , located in the holy city of , . It is the largest cemetery in the world. The cemetery covers 1,485.5 acres and contains more than 6 million bodies.
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  • Opening hours: 24/7
  • Type: Cemetery
  • Denomination: Shia
  • Description: cemetery in Najaf, Iraq
  • Also known as: “Islamic necropolis”, “Maqbarat Wādī as Salām”, “Najaf cemetery”, “Valley of Peace”, “Valley of Peace Cemetery”, “Wadi Al-Salam Cemetery”, “Wadi Al-Salam Cemetery in Najaf”, “Wādī as Salām”, and “Wadi us Salaam”
  • Address: حولي النجف, النجف

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Imam Ali Shrine and Alnajaf Stadium.

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The , also known as the Mosque of Ali, is a Shi'ite and shrine, located in , in the of . The site is a mausoleum which Shia and Sunni Muslims believe contains the tomb of Ali ibn Abi Talib, a cousin, son-in-law and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. is situated 3 km south of Wadi-us-Salaam.

Stadium
An-Najaf Stadium is a multi-use located in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Al-Najaf SC. Opened in 1970, the stadium holds 12,000 people. is situated 2½ km southeast of Wadi-us-Salaam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Najaf.

Photo: Wessm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the capital city of the eponymous in central , about 160 km south of . Its estimated population in 2024 was about 1.41 million people.

Wadi-us-Salaam

Latitude
32.0235° or 32° 1′ 25″ north
Longitude
44.30218° or 44° 18′ 8″ east
Elevation
59 metres (194 feet)
Open location code
8H4628F2+9V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 325851897
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­shia
Geo­Names ID
9289815
Wiki­data ID
Q1909993
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Wadi-us-Salaam” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مقبرة النجف”
  • Arabic: “مقبرة وادي السلام”
  • Arabic: “مقبره وادي السلام”
  • Arabic: “وادي السلام”
  • Armenian: “Վադի ալ-Սալամ”
  • Armenian: “Վադի աս Սալամ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Vadi-üs-Salam”
  • Bengali: “ওয়াদি আস সালাম”
  • Catalan: “Wadi-us-Salaam”
  • Central Kurdish: “وادی ئەلسەلام”
  • Chechen: “Вади ас-Салам”
  • Danish: “Wadi Al-Salaam”
  • Dutch: “Wadi-us-Salaam”
  • Estonian: “Wādī as-Salām”
  • French: “Wadi al-Salam”
  • French: “Wādī al-Salām”
  • German: “Wadi as-Salam”
  • German: “Wadi-us-Salaam”
  • Hausa: “Maƙabartar Wadi-us-salam”
  • Hebrew: “בית הקברות ואדי א-סלאם”
  • Hindi: “वादी-उस-सलाम”
  • Indonesian: “Wadi as-Salaam”
  • Italian: “Wadi al-Salam”
  • Javanese: “Wadi as-Salaam”
  • Kashmiri: “وادی السلام”
  • Latvian: “Vādī es Salāma”
  • Madurese: “Wadi as-Salaam”
  • Malay: “Wadi-us-Salaam”
  • Persian: “وادی‌السلام”
  • Polish: “Wadi us-Salaam”
  • Portuguese: “Wadi-us-Salaam”
  • Pushto: “وادي السلام هدیره”
  • Russian: “Вади ас-Салам”
  • Saraiki: “وادی السلام”
  • Scots: “Wadi-us-Salaam”
  • Slovenian: “Vadi-us-Salaam”
  • Spanish: “Valle de la Paz”
  • Spanish: “Wadi us-Salaam”
  • Spanish: “Wadi-us-Salaam”
  • Sundanese: “Wadi as-Salaam”
  • Swedish: “Fredens dal”
  • Swedish: “Wadi al-Salam”
  • Telugu: “వాదీ అల్ సలాం”
  • Thai: “วาดีอัสซะลาม”
  • Thai: “วาดีอัสสลาม”
  • Turkish: “Vadi’s-Selam”
  • Turkish: “Vâdi’s-Selâm”
  • Turkish: “Vâdisselâm”
  • Ukrainian: “Ваді ас-Салам”
  • Urdu: “وادی السلام”
  • Uzbek: “Vodi al-Salom”
  • Western Armenian: “Ուատի Ալ Սալամ”
  • Western Panjabi: “قبرستان وادی السلام”

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