Sacred Spaces in Iraq

Discover 5 places tagged “sacred spaces” in Iraq.

Rabban Hormizd Monastery.

Rabban Hormizd Monastery

An ancient sanctuary that has long been a holy site for the Chaldean Christian Church.

The Lalish shrine.

Al-Shikhan, Iraq

Lalish Temple

The sacred shrine of the Yazidis.

Baghdad mosque houses Saddam's blood Quran.

Saddam Hussein's Blood Quran

A 605-page Quran penned in the blood of a dictator is locked away in a mosque.

The Tree of Knowledge today.

The Tree of Knowledge

A shrine on the shores of the Tigris.

(Flickr/james_gordon_los_angeles)

Great Mosque of Samarra

9th century Abbasid mosque, damaged in modern warfare.

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