Shrine of the Bab

The Shrine of the Báb is a structure on the slopes of in , , where the remains of the Báb, founder of the Bábí Faith and forerunner of Baháʼu'lláh in the Baháʼí Faith, are buried; it is considered to be the second holiest place on Earth for Baháʼís, after the in Acre.
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  • Type: Bahá’í temple
  • Description: tomb of the founder of the Bábí Faith in Haifa, Israel
  • Also known as: “Graftombe van de Bab”, “Karmelgo Erregina”, “Mausoleo del Bab”, “Maŭzoleo de la Bab”, “Maŭzoleo de la Báb”, “Shrine of the Báb”, “Гробница Баба”, “Маўзалей Баба”, “Святилище Баба”, “כיפת הבהאים”, and “مقبره باب”
  • Address: حيفا

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Centre for the Study of the Texts and Baha’i Gardens.

A Baháʼí House of Worship, or Baháʼí temple, is a place of worship in the Baháʼí Faith. It is also referred to as Mashriqu'l-Adhkár. Each House of Worship features a nine-sided design surrounded by nine gardens and pathways, reflecting the symbolic significance of the number nine, which Baháʼís associate with unity and completeness. is situated 240 metres south of Shrine of the Bab.

Garden
The Baháʼí Terraces, or the Hanging Gardens of Haifa, are garden terraces on in , and one of the most popular tourist destinations in . is situated 130 metres southwest of Shrine of the Bab.

Museum
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The , established in 1951, is located in a historic building built in the 1930s in , downtown . Ranking as Israel's third largest art museum, the museum focuses on Israeli and international contemporary art, and its collection includes 7,000 items, mostly of contemporary Israeli art. is situated 520 metres east of Shrine of the Bab.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wadi Nisnas and Ramat HaTishbi.

Suburb
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is a predominantly Arab neighborhood in the city of , with a population of about 8,000 inhabitants.

Suburb
is a relatively small neighbourhood in , , located on the western slopes of , adjacent to the neighbourhood. It includes the streets of Hatishbi, Beit El, Shounamit, and Ovadia.

Suburb
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The is an area of established in 1868 as a Christian German Templer Colony in Ottoman Palestine. It was the first of several colonies established by the group in the .

Shrine of the Bab

Latitude
32.8146° or 32° 48′ 53″ north
Longitude
34.98714° or 34° 59′ 14″ east
Levels
3
Roof shape
dome
Open location code
8G4PRX7P+RV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 91970948
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q1462314
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Shrine of the Bab” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ضريح الباب”
  • Armenian: “Բաբի տաճար”
  • Basque: “Báb-en santutegia”
  • Belarusian: “Пахавальня Баба”
  • Catalan: “Santuari del Báb”
  • Chinese: “巴孛陵寝”
  • Czech: “Svatyně Bába”
  • Dutch: “Graftombe van de Báb”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ضريح الباب”
  • Esperanto: “Maŭzoleo de Báb”
  • French: “mausolée du Báb”
  • French: “Mausolée du Báb”
  • Georgian: “ბაბის ტაძარი”
  • German: “Schrein des Bab”
  • Greek: “Μαυσωλείο του Μπαμπ”
  • Hebrew: “כיפת הבאב”
  • Hebrew: “מקדש הבאב”
  • Italian: “mausoleo del Báb”
  • Italian: “Mausoleo del Báb”
  • Japanese: “バブの廟”
  • Korean: “바브 사원”
  • Persian: “مقام اعلی”
  • Portuguese: “Santuário do Báb”
  • Russian: “Усыпальница Баба”
  • Russian: “Храм Баба”
  • Spanish: “Santuario del Báb”
  • Swedish: “Bábs helgedom”
  • Turkish: “Bab’ın Makamı”
  • Ukrainian: “Усипальниця Баба”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Баба”
  • Urdu: “مزار باب”
  • Urdu: “مزارِ باب”
  • Uzbek: “Bob Maqbarasi (Bobiylik)”
  • Uzbek: “Bob Maqbarasi”
  • Vietnamese: “Đền thờ Báb”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include International Archives Building and Monument Gardens.

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