Al-Abbas’s threshold

The Al-Abbas Shrine is the mausoleum of Abbas ibn Ali, situated near the , located in , in the of . 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.
  • Shia mosque
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • …stands 11 metres (36 feet) tall
  • …has 1 floor
  • Opening hours: sunrise–sunset
  • Description: mosque in Iraq
  • Address: كربلاء
  • Also known as
    “Al Abbas Mosque”
    “Al-Abbas Shrine”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karbala.
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Latitude
32.61705° or 32° 37′ 1″ north
Longitude
44.03637° or 44° 2′ 11″ east
Open location code
8H46J28P+RG
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity = place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building = mosque
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination = shia
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Al-Abbas’s threshold” goes by many names.
العتبة العباسيةArabic
العتبه العباسيهArabic
Həzrət Abbas türbəsiAzerbaijani
আল আব্বাস মসজিদBengali
Mausoleu d’al-AbbàsCatalan
Al Abbas MoskeDanish
De drempel van Al-AbbasDutch
Masallacin Al AbbasHausa
La soglia di Al-AbbasItalian
アル・アッバスの敷居Japanese
Umusigiti wa Al-AbbasKinyarwanda
알-아바스의 문턱Korean
Џамија Ал АбасMacedonian
Џамија ел-АбасMacedonian
حرم عباس بن علیPersian
Meczet AbbasaPolish
Meczet al-AbbasaPolish
Мечеть аль-АббасRussian
Порог Аль-АббасаRussian
Svetišče Al AbbasaSlovenian
Abbas helgedomSwedish
مسجد العباسUrdu
مسحد العباسUrdu
روضۂ غازی عباسWestern Panjabi
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