Arbaeen pilgrimage

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:pilgrimage_site
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Arba'een_walk
gptkb:Ziyarat_Arbaeen
gptkbp:associatedWith processions
mourning rituals
hospitality to pilgrims
gptkbp:attendance over 20 million (in some years)
gptkbp:commemorates gptkb:Arbaeen
martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:date 40th day after Ashura
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Imam_Husayn_Shrine
gptkbp:distance approximately 80 km
gptkbp:duration several days
gptkbp:features terrorist attacks
gptkbp:frequency annual
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Arbaeen pilgrimage
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Persian
gptkb:Urdu
English
Turkish
gptkbp:location Karbala
gptkbp:mediaCoverage international
gptkbp:notableFor 2014
2016
2019
2022
acts of charity
spiritual significance
recitation of Ziyarat Arbaeen
solidarity among Muslims
public mourning
peaceful demonstration
interfaith participation
communal prayers
expression of devotion to Husayn ibn Ali
flagellation rituals
free food and services for pilgrims
largest peaceful gathering
one of the largest annual gatherings in the world
gptkbp:originatedIn 7th century
gptkbp:participants millions of pilgrims
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Hajj
gptkb:Ashura
gptkbp:route Najaf to Karbala
gptkbp:supportedBy Iraqi government
local volunteers
gptkbp:tradition Shia Islam
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Al-Arbaeen_Mosque
gptkb:Imam_Hussain
gptkb:Arbaeen
gptkb:Imam_Ali_Shrine
gptkb:Martyrdom_of_Husayn_ibn_Ali_(Shia_tradition)
gptkb:Iraqi_Shia_community
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6