Sacred Al Abbas Holy Shrine

The Al Abbas Holy Shrine is considered one of the most prominent sacred sites in the city of Karbala, Iraq, holding great religious significance for Shia Muslims across the world. It is the place where Abbas ibn Ali was buried after the Battle of Karbala, which took place in the year 61 AH, making his shrine since then a destination visited by pilgrims from all countries.

For successive generations, this sacred shrine has remained a primary destination for visitation and seeking blessing, as Shia Muslims from everywhere come to visit it and seek blessing at its shrine, performing rituals of visitation and prayer there, as an expression of their love and devotion to the figure of Abbas ibn Ali and his place in Islamic history and the eternal events of Karbala.

In this way, the Al Abbas Holy Shrine, alongside the nearby Al Hussein Holy Shrine, forms a central axis of religious tourism in the city of Karbala, which receives enormous numbers of visitors throughout the year, especially during the seasons and religious occasions associated with the commemoration of the Battle of Karbala and its events.