Al-Atabat Al-Aliyat
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Al-Atabat Al-Aliyat (Arabic: العتبات العالیات[1][2] lit. sublime thresholds),[3][4] which is also known as Al-Atabat Al-Muqaddasa (literally: holy doorsteps) are the shrines of six Shia Imams which are in four cities of Iraq, namely Najaf, Karbala, Kadhimiya and Samarra;[5][6][7] and actually the whole of these Imams' shrines (graves) are called Atabat Aliyat.[8] The mentioned cities have significance due to shrines of those six Shia Imams who have been buried there.[9]
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Coordinates: 32°00′00″N 44°20′00″E | |
Country | Iraq |
Province | Najaf Governorate |
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