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Kadhimiya is located near [[Baghdad]], but now attached to it due to urban expansion. It is located on the west of Tigris River and thus has a moderate climate. Raining in most times of the year is like spring shower. Therefore, at the time of [[Abbasid]]s, Baghdad and other breadbasket areas around it were decided as the capital and resort for Abbasid rulers.

Due to especial geographical location, Kadhimiya has been considered important and its history is thought to date back before Jesus Christ. At the time of Sassanids, this region has been a garden of an Iranian King called Tasuj and has been called so. In the [[Battle of Nahrawan]] in 37/657 following the order of [[Imam 'Ali (a)]], martyrs of the war were buried here and it was called "Maqbarat al-Shuhada". At the time of Abbasids, when expanding and reviving Baghdad and choosing it as the capital, this cemetery was called "Shunizi", and [[al-Mansur al-Dawaniqi]] chose it for burying Abbasid elders and families and thereafter was called "Maqabir Quraysh" (Quraysh cemetery).

Later, by the order [[Harun al-Rashid]], [[Imam al-Kazim (a)]] was martyred by Sindi b. Shahak and the body of Imam (a) was buried in "Quraysh cemetery". After burying Imam (a), his grave was called as Mashhad Bab al-Taban". In 220/835, [[Imam al-Jawad (a)]] was buried beside the grave of Imam al-Kazim (a).

This city has been destroyed and burned due to flood, earthquake, civil, and religious wars serveral times and was reconstructed. [[Buyid]]s were among Shi'a rulers of Baghdad who cared about reconstruction of the cities and graves of Imams (a). [['Ala al-Din al-Juwayni]], a ruler of Baghdad was among those who reconstructed the city and graves of Imams (a) after invasion of Hulagu Khan in 651/1253-1254 to Baghdad and its destruction.

Al-Mantaqa mosque which is also known as "Masjid al-'Aqiqa".