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Muslims head to Iraq’s Karbala to commemorate Arba’een: Pictures

Muslim pilgrims walk from the Iraqi city of Najaf to Karbala on November 8, 2017, to commemorate Arba’een, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, the third Shia Imam. (Photo by Tasnim news agency)

Muslim pilgrims continue their march on the Iraqi holy city of Karbala to commemorate Arba’een, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, the third Shia Imam.

Arba’een, an annual Shia pilgrimage, is known as the world’s largest public gathering.

Here is a selection of pictures from the mass march:

 (Photo by Tasnim news agency)
(Photo by Tasnim news agency)
(Photo by Mehr news agency)
(Photo by Mehr news agency)
(Photo by Tasnim news agency)
(Photo by Mehr news agency)
(Photo by IRIB News Agency)
(Photo by Tasnim news agency)
(Photo by IRIB News Agency)
(Photo by Tasnim news agency)
(Photo by IRNA)
(Photo by Tasnim news agency)
(Photo by Tasnim news agency)
(Photo by IRNA)

 


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