Wadi-us-Salaam

Wadi-us-Salaam (Arabic وادي السلام ; Valley o Peace) is an Islamic cemetery, locatit in Shiite holy ceety o Najaf, Iraq. It is reputit tae be the lairgest cemetery in the warld. It is estimatit maire than hauf a million corpse are interred in the cemetery each year. The cemetery covers 1485.5 acres (6 km²) an contains millions o bodies.

The cemetery haulds the graves o mony Islamic prophets, an is locatit near the Shrine o Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib, the first Shia Imam an fowert Sunni Caliph. Thus, nearly aw Shi'as in Iraq request that thay be buriet in this cemetery.

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Freemit airtins
Satellite photograph o the cemetery

Category:Najaf
Category:Cemeteries in Iraq
Category:Shi'a cemeteries
Category:Arabic airchitectur