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Wadi-e-Hussain

Cemetery in Karachi, Pakistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wadi-e-Hussain
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Wadi-e-Hussain (Urdu: وادئ حسین, The Valley of Hussain) is a large cemetery situated in the northern part of Karachi, along the Karachi–Hyderabad Motorway.[1] It is the first cemetery in Pakistan to have an online presence.[2]

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Wadi-e-Hussain has a dedicated section for children's graves and is a well-known burial site for Shiite Muslims. The cemetery is also adorned with special lights on occasions such as Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha and Mid-Sha'ban.

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Blocks

The graves at the cemetery are divided into approximately ten blocks, some of which are as follows:

  • Block Hazrat Ali
  • Block Hazrat Salman-e-Farsi
  • Block Hazrat Imam Zain-ul-Abideen
  • Block Hazrat Hurr
  • Block Zaid Shaheed
  • Block Awn and Muhammad
  • Hazrat imam Ali Raza

Notable burials

References

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