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'''ʾAl-ʿAtabāt al-Muqaddasa''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|العتبات المقدسه}}, literally: holy doorsteps) are holy cities for [[Shi'a]] in [[Iraq]] including [[Najaf]], [[Karbala]], [[Kadhimiya]], and [[Samarra]].

 

These cities are also called '''al-A'tabat al-'Aliyat''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|العتبات العالیات}}, literally: exalted doorsteps).

[[File:The aerial view of the holy shrine of Imam Ali.jpg|thumbnail|250px|[[Najaf]], the [[shrine of Imam 'Ali (a)]]]]

Najaf is the capital of Najaf Province, one of the holiest Shi'a cities and the center of Shi'a's political power in Iraq. The [[shrine of Imam 'Ali (a)]] is located in this city and [[Najaf Seminary]] is one of the most important [[Shi'a Seminary|Shi'a seminaries]]. [[Kufa]] which is the site of several Shi'a shrines and mosques is located in 10 kilometer of this city and now is integrated in the city.

[[File:Karbala.jpg|thumbnail|250px|[[Karbala]], the [[shrines of Imam al-Husayn (a)]] and [[Abu l-fadhl al-'Abbas(a)|Shrine of Abu l-fadhl al-'Abbas(a)]]]]

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Karbala is the place of occurring the [[Event of 'Ashura]] and all the martyrs of the event are buried there. Most important shrines and graves of the city are the [[holy Shrine of Imam al-Husayn (a)]] which is also known as ''[[al-Ha'ir al-Husayni]]'', and the [[shrine of Abu l-Fadl al-'Abbas (a)]]. The grave of [['Ali Akbar (a)]] and other [[Martyrs of Karbala]] are located in the shrine of Imam al-Husayn (a).

Kadhimiya is located at the bank of [[Tigris]] toward [[Baghdad]]. This city is the place where [[Imam al-Kazim (a)]] , the seventh Imam of Shi'a, and [[Imam al-Jawad (a)]] , the ninth Imam of Shi'a are buried.

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Two other Imams of [[Shi'a]] are buried in Samarra: The tenth Imam of Shi'a, [[Imam al-Hadi (a)]] and the eleventh Imam of Shi'a, [[Imam al-'Askari (a)]].

*The material for this article is mainly taken from [http://fa.wikishia.net/view/عتبات_عالیات عتبات عالیات] in Farsi WikiShia.

*[http://www.imamali-a.com Imam 'Ali(a) Holy Shrine]

*[http://www.masjed-alkufa.net/ The Grand Mosque of Kufa]

*[http://imamhussain.org/english/ Imam al-Husayn(a) Holy Shrine]

*[http://alkafeel.net/english/ Abu l-fadhl al-'Abbas(a)Holy Shrine]

*[http://www.aljawadain.org/EN/ Al-Kazimiyya, Holy Shrine ]