Focused guide
Islam sacred sites in Iraq
Explore Islam sacred sites in Iraq: pilgrimage places, living traditions, heritage landmarks, and sacred landscapes.
Atlas summary
Islam sacred sites in Iraq overview
Islam sacred sites in Iraq help visitors move beyond broad directories into a more precise set of sacred places with shared geography, tradition, or site type.
Use this page for search-friendly discovery, map comparison, and faster paths into individual site pages with context, coordinates, and nearby places.
Refine the atlas
Related focused search
Showing 16 of 12 matching sites
Mausoleum of Imam al-Hasan of Basra
Az Zubayr, Al-Basra Governorate, Iraq
In the ancient cemetery of Zubayr, near Basra, lies the mausoleum of Hasan al-Basri, one of Islam's most revered spiritual teachers....
Mausoleum of Abbas (brother of Imam Hussein), Karbala
Karbala, Karbala, Iraq
Across the Bayn al-Haramayn plaza from the Imam Husayn Shrine in Karbala stands the gleaming golden tomb of al-Abbas ibn Ali, the flag-bearer and water-bearer who fell on...
Mausoleum of Maytham Altammar, Kufa, Najaf
Al Kufa, Al-Najaf Governorate, Iraq
Just west of the Great Mosque of Kufa stands the shrine of Maytham al-Tammar, a freed slave and date merchant who became one of Imam Ali's most loyal companions....
Mausoleum of Sayed Ibrahim, Najaf
Al Kufa, Al-Najaf Governorate, Iraq
Mausoleum of Sayed Ibrahim, Najaf is a mausoleum of sacred significance.
Maqam Sahib Alzaman (12th Imam), Karbala
Karbala, Karbala, Iraq
Maqam Sahib Alzaman (12th Imam), Karbala is a shrine of sacred significance.
Mausoleums of 10th Imam Ali Alhadi and 11th Imam Hasan Alaskari, Samarra
Samarra, Saladin Governorate, Iraq
In Samarra rises the al-Askari Shrine, holding the tombs of the tenth and eleventh Twelver Imams and, beside them, the sardab from which the awaited twelfth Imam is...
Mausoleum of Hamzah Algharbi, Diwnyia
Al Midhatiya, Babil Governorate, Iraq
Mausoleum of Hamzah Algharbi, Diwnyia is a mausoleum of sacred significance.
Imam Ali’s Step Mosque, Basra
Az Zubayr, Al-Basra Governorate, Iraq
In the old quarter west of modern Basra stands one of the very first mosques built in Islam, founded around 635 CE....
Mausoleum of Alqasim bin Musa Alkadim, Al Qasim
Al Qasim, Babil Governorate, Iraq
Mausoleum of Alqasim bin Musa Alkadim, Al Qasim is a mausoleum of sacred significance.
Mausoleum of Imam Hussein, Karbala
Karbala, Karbala, Iraq
On the plain of Karbala, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad was killed on the tenth of Muharram in the year 61 of the Hijra....
Tomb of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir (Yazidi Temple), Lalish
Lalsh, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq
Lalish is the holiest place of Yazidism, a narrow wooded valley north of Mosul where Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir lies buried and where, in Yazidi cosmology, Tawûsê Melek — the...
Mausoleums of Muslim bin Aqil, Hani bin Urwa and Almukhtar, Kufa Mosque, Najaf
Al Kufa, Al-Najaf Governorate, Iraq
In the old garrison city of Kufa stands one of the earliest mosques in Islam, and one of the holiest in Shia tradition....
Mausoleums of 7th Imam Musa Alkadhim and 9th Imam Muhammad Aljawad, Baghdad
Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq
In the Kadhimiya district of northern Baghdad, twin golden domes rise over the tombs of two of the Twelve Imams: Musa al-Kadhim, model of patience under persecution, and...
Mausoleum of 1st Imam Ali bin Abu Talib, Najaf
Al-Najaf Governorate, Iraq
In Najaf rises a golden dome over the burial place of ʿAli ibn Abi Talib — cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet, first Imam of Shiʿism, and the figure most Sufi lineages...
Mausoleum of Abd Alqadir Gilani, Baghdad
Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq
In the Bab al-Sheikh quarter of Baghdad rests Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani, the 12th-century Hanbali scholar and Sufi revered as Ghawth al-Azam, the Greatest Helper....
Residence of the 12th Imam Muhammad Almahdi, Sahla Mosque, Najaf
Al Kufa, Al-Najaf Governorate, Iraq
A short walk from the Great Mosque of Kufa stands a serene mosque devoted to hope and waiting....
Key questions
Islam sacred sites in Iraq questions
- What Islam sacred sites in Iraq are included?
- This guide includes 12 Islam sacred sites in Iraq, filtered from the Pilgrim Map atlas for stronger browsing and planning context.
- Can I view these sacred sites on a map?
- Yes. Use the map view to compare geographic clusters, then open individual site pages for coordinates, nearby places, and practical visiting context.
- Where can I explore more Islam sites in Iraq?
- Use the related browse links on this page to widen your view by country, tradition, site type, or a focused search.