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The holy city of Kerbala houses the tombs of Imam Abbas bin Ali ibn Abi Talib and his brother Imam Hussein, the grandsons of the Prophet Mohammad
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[Original caption] MESOPOTAMIA. Houses of Kerbela, a holy city of the Shiah sect, have wondowed balconies supported on rough-hewn wooden pillars or "bali." [end]
Karbala is home to a large population of Shiahs. The influence of Arab-Islamic architecture can be seen in some of these buildings. The minarets, minbars and mihrabs of the shrines (like the mausoleum of Imam Hussein) and mosques (Karbala Mosque) also bear testimony to this kind of influence in one of the holiest cities of Shiite Islam . |
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