Arba'een pilgrimage

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:pilgrimage_site
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Arba'een_March
gptkb:Arbaeen_Walk
gptkbp:annualVisitors over 20 million
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Imam_Husayn
gptkb:Ashura
gptkb:Battle_of_Karbala
gptkbp:attractsTouristsFrom gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Bahrain
gptkb:India
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Lebanon
gptkb:Pakistan
other countries
gptkbp:calendar Islamic lunar calendar
gptkbp:canBe gptkb:Popular_Mobilization_Forces
Iraqi government
gptkbp:commemorates gptkb:Arba'een
martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali
gptkbp:date 20th of Safar
gptkbp:denomination Shia Islam
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Imam_Husayn_Shrine
Karbala
gptkbp:distance approximately 80 km
gptkbp:duration about 3 days
gptkbp:firstHeld after 680 CE
gptkbp:hospitalityProvidedBy gptkb:mawakib
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Arba'een pilgrimage
gptkbp:largestReligiousGathering yes
gptkbp:location gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:mawakib volunteer service stations
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:BBC
gptkb:Reuters
Al Jazeera
gptkbp:notableFor international participation
security challenges
free food and services
hospitality of Iraqi people
gptkbp:originatedIn Najaf
gptkbp:participants millions of pilgrims
gptkbp:prohibits Saddam Hussein era
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:resumedAfter 2003
gptkbp:route Najaf to Karbala
gptkbp:significance marks 40th day after Ashura
mourning for Husayn ibn Ali
solidarity with Husayn ibn Ali
gptkbp:threats terrorist attacks
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite no (as of 2024)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Imam_Husayn_Shrine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6