Kufa, Iraq
Great Mosque of Kufa
The Great Mosque of Kufa, or Masjid al-Kufa, is a Shi'ite mosque and shrine, located in Kufa, in the Najaf Governorate of Iraq. Completed in 670 CE, it is one of the earliest surviving mosques in the world. The mosque was home to Ali ibn Abi Talib, the 4th Rashidun caliph; and contains the shrine of Muslim ibn Aqeel, his companion Hani ibn Urwa, and the revolutionary, Al-Mukhtar.
- City
- Kufa
- Country
- Iraq
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
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