Al-Abbas Shrine

Al-Abbas Shrine
Arabic: حَرَم أَبا الْفَضْل الْعَبَّاس
Religion
Affiliation	shia islam
Rite	Shia
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque and shrine
Status	Active
Location
Location	Karbala
Country	Iraq
Location in Iraq
Geographic coordinates	32°37′1.88″N 44°2′10.38″E / 32.6171889°N 44.0362167°E / 32.6171889; 44.0362167
Architecture
Type	Islamic architecture
Specifications
Dome(s)	1
Minaret(s)	2

The Al-Abbas Shrine (Arabic: حَرَم أَبا الْفَضْل الْعَبَّاس, romanized: Ḥaram ʿAba al-Faḍl al-ʿAbbās) is the mausoleum of Abbas ibn Ali and a mosque, located near the Imam Husayn Mosque in Karbala, Iraq. Abbas was son of Ali ibn Abi Talib and the half-brother of Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn. He was Husayn's flag-bearer in the Battle of Karbala and chief of his caravans. The shrine is revered by the Shia Muslims who visit it every year, especially in the month of Muharram.

Environmental effects over the years have caused the Euphrates river to change course.^[1] Nearly 1,400 years after the Battle of Karbala, the river flows across the grave of Abbas and encircles it.^[1] It is said that the Euphrates has come to ‘Abbās now.

In recent years^[when?] the shrine has undergone a series of enhancements and additions, such as the re-gilding of the dome, and more recently covering the former courtyard with a roof to accommodate pilgrims better. Each year the shrine is visited by millions of pilgrims coming from all over the world.^[2]