Wadi as-Salam

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Wadi as-Salam ( Arabic وادي السلام, DMG Wādī as-Salām  'Valley of Peace') is a cemetery in the greater area of ​​the Shiite holy city of Najaf in Iraq , which has been in use since the seventh century and is often referred to as the largest in the world.

Nearby, the fourth caliph and first Shiite imam ʿAlī ibn Abī Tālib is laid to rest.

People from other countries can also be buried in the cemetery. The UNESCO to think about to appoint Wadi-us-Salaam at a World Heritage Site because it is the world according to their information, the oldest and largest cemetery. Five million people are buried on 917 hectares (for comparison, the largest European resting place, the Ohlsdorf cemetery , covers an area of ​​391 hectares). The Wadi as Salam is said to have been used as a cemetery for 1400 years.

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Panorama of Wadi as-Salam (November 2011)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Guinness Book
  2. ↑ IMAGE
  3. ^ Najaf Chamber of Commerce - Wadi Al - Salam Cemetery (Peace Valley Cemetery). Retrieved September 18, 2018 (American English).
  4. ↑ Iraq Economic Platform
  5. ↑ UNESCO World Heritage Center: Wadi Al-Salam Cemetery in Najaf - UNESCO World Heritage Center. Retrieved July 24, 2018 .

Coordinates: 32 ° 0 ′ 18 ″  N , 44 ° 18 ′ 54 ″  E