Name: The Shrine of Ali
City: Najaf
Country: Iraq
Year of construction (AD): 786
GPS: 31.995885 44.314421
Gibson Classification: Petra
QIbla Direction: North of Petra, south of Jerusalem
Rebuilt facing Mecca: Never
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Description:
The Abassid Caliph Harun al-Rashid built the first structure over the tomb of Imam ‘Ali in 786, which included a green dome. The Caliph Al-Mutawakkil flooded the site in 850, but Abu’l-Hayja, the Hamdanid ruler of Mosul and Aleppo, rebuilt the shrine in 923, which included a large dome.
This is the famous tomb of Ali, honored by the Shia, and thousands of people make pilgrimage here each year.
It’s Qibla orientation is north of Petra, about half way to Jerusalem.
The famous Shi'a mosque and shrine
The Shrine and it's Qibla direction
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