Karbala
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Karbala is a major city in central Iraq. It is the capital of Karbala Governorate. With a population of around 800,000 people in 2024, Karbala is the second-largest city in central Iraq, after Baghdad
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حرم الامام الحسين
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بحيرة الرزازة في كربلاء
Arba'in pilgrimage
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The Arba'in pilgrimage is the world's largest annual public gathering. It is a annual pilgrimage to the Shrine of Husayn, grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the third Shia Imam. Every year,
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…pilgrims visit the city to observe ʿAshura (the tenth day of Muharram), which marks the anniversary of Husayn's martyrdom. However, the main event is the Arba'in pilgrimage (the 40th day after Ashura), where up to 40 million visit the graves, the largest annual public gathering on earth. Most of the pilgrims travel on foot…
Arba'in pilgrims near the shrine of Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the third Shia imam
A mother and daughter participating in the 2015 Arba'in pilgrimage.
Handicapped men participating in the Arba'in pilgrimage between Najaf and Karbala on foot.
Arba'in pilgrims