Imam Ali Shrine
U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Arlo K. Abrahamson. · Public domain · Commons
Religious sitesNajaf, Iraq

Imam Ali Shrine

Holy shrine in Iraq.

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The Imam Ali Shrine, also known as the Mosque of Ali (Arabic: مَسْجِد عَلِيّ), is the mausoleum of Ali, the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, the first Shia Imam, and the fourth Rashidun caliph. It is located in Najaf, in the Najaf Governorate of Iraq. It is a profoundly holy site in Shia Islam.

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Location

Open map: Imam Ali Shrine and 6 nearby attractions

31.99611, 44.31417 · Najaf

Nearby

  1. Al-HiraHistory & heritage
    7.4 km
  2. Al-Sahlah MosqueReligious sites
    7.8 km
  3. Great Mosque of KufaReligious sites
    8.9 km
  4. DilbatHistory & heritage
    24 km
  5. Ezekiel's TombReligious sites
    26 km
  6. BorsippaHistory & heritage
    44 km
Photo credits (6)
  • Al-Hira: Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād · Public domain · Commons
  • Al-Sahlah Mosque: Zygoptera · CC0 · Commons
  • Great Mosque of Kufa: David Stanley in Nanaimo, Canada now on flickr; originally from panoramio · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
  • Dilbat: MapMaster · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
  • Ezekiel's Tomb: American Colony (Jerusalem). Photo Dept., photographer / Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection. · Public domain · Commons
  • Borsippa: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons