Bashir Cemetery
Bashir Cemetery is a monument in Najaf District, Iraq. Bashir Cemetery is situated nearby to قبر حنتاوة حمود البديري, as well as near قبر خنزة حمود البديري.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wadi-us-Salaam and Imam Ali Shrine.
Wadi-us-Salaam
Cemetery
Photo: Wurzelgnohm, CC0.
Wadi-us-Salaam is an Islamic cemetery, located in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq. It is the largest cemetery in the world. The cemetery covers 1,485.5 acres and contains more than 6 million bodies. Wadi-us-Salaam is situated 630 metres southeast of Bashir Cemetery.
Imam Ali Shrine
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The Imam Ali Shrine, also known as the Mosque of Ali, is a Shi'ite mosque and shrine, located in Najaf, in the Najaf Governorate of Iraq. 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. Imam Ali Shrine is situated 4 km south of Bashir Cemetery.
Alnajaf Stadium
Stadium
An-Najaf Stadium is a multi-use stadium located in Najaf, Iraq. 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. Alnajaf Stadium is situated 3½ km southeast of Bashir Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Najaf.
Najaf
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Najaf is the capital city of the eponymous Najaf Governorate in central Iraq, about 160 km south of Baghdad. Its estimated population in 2024 was about 1.41 million people.
Bashir Cemetery
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Najaf District, Najaf, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.02794° or 32° 1′ 41″ northLongitude
44.29807° or 44° 17′ 53″ eastOpen location code
8H4627HX+56OpenStreetMap ID
node 13583295205OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include قبر حنتاوة حمود البديري and قبر خنزة حمود البديري.
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