Qibla Gate
Qibla Gate is a city gate in Kerbala District, Karbala Governorate. Qibla Gate is situated nearby to the police station نقطة 13, as well as near دورية 30.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Imam Husayn Shrine and Al-Abbas’s threshold.
Imam Husayn Shrine
Mosque
Photo: HerbertReichart germany, Public domain.
The Imam al Husayn Shrine is the mausoleum of Husayn ibn Ali and Shi'ite mosque, located in the holy city of Karbala, in the Karbala Governorate of Iraq.
Al-Abbas’s threshold
Mosque
Photo: Sameralhusseini1987, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Al-Abbas Shrine is the mausoleum of Abbas ibn Ali and a Shi'ite mosque, situated near the Imam Husayn shrine, located in Karbala, in the Karbala Governorate of Iraq. Al-Abbas’s threshold is situated 410 metres east of Qibla Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karbala.
Karbala
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Karbala is a major city in central Iraq. It is the capital of Karbala Governorate. With an estimated population of 691,100 people in 2024, Karbala is the second largest city in central Iraq, after Baghdad.
Qibla Gate
- Type: City gate
- Wheelchair access: yes
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kerbala District, Karbala Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.61566° or 32° 36′ 56″ northLongitude
44.03236° or 44° 1′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8H46J28J+7WOpenStreetMap ID
node 9133415461OpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
“Qibla Gate” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باب القبلة”
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Highlights include دورية 30 and نقطة 13.
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