Iraq · Shrine of Imam Hussain

Karbala

10 Jumada al-Ula 1448 · Thursday 22 October

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Usually 34° by day, 20° at night in October

Ziyarat for Karbala

Ziyarat Imam HussainThe first form, said at Imam Husayn's shrine in Karbala — at the gate, at the tomb, at Ali al-Akbar's grave, and before the martyrs.

Ziyarat Hazrat AbbasSaid at the shrine of al-Abbas ibn Ali (a.s.) in Karbala — at the gate, at the tomb, the two rak'ah, at the feet, and on leaving.

Ziyarat Hazrat Ali AkberSaid at the grave of Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.), at the feet of Imam Husayn (a.s.) in Karbala.

Dua AlqamaRecited after Ziyarat Ashura. Imam al-Sadiq (as) recited it with his companion Safwan, and Shaykh al-Tusi recorded it.

See all 16 for Karbala9 for Karbala · 7 read at any shrine

Karbala on a map

Map of the maqamat

In and around the shrine

Shrine of Imam Hussain
Shrine of Hazrat Abbas
Tille Zainabia

and 17 more places · elsewhere in Karbala · a day out

Money in Iraq$1 = up to 1,700

Baghdad: $1 = 1,688–1,700 IQD · 22 Oct

Najaf: $1 = 1,688–1,700 IQD · 22 Oct

Official rate: $1 = 1,517 IQD · 22 Oct

The market gives about 12% more dinars per dollar than the official rate.

In Baghdad, $100 is about 170,000 dinars — boards show the price per $100.

Rates from DinarTrack, last updated 22 Oct.

Iraqi dinar (IQD)

Exchange boards are priced per $100, not per dollar.
Take US dollars in cash.
The dinar is a controlled currency: it is hard to get outside Iraq and cannot be taken out, so change roughly what you will spend, and spend it down before you fly home.

Arriving in Iraq: visas, the airport, money and getting connectedWhat actually happens between landing and reaching your hotel — the visa sticker, the airport transfer, changing money, and getting a phone working. · 11 min

Karbala on a map

Map of the maqamat

In and around the shrine

Shrine of Imam Hussain
Shrine of Hazrat Abbas
Tille Zainabia

and 17 more places · elsewhere in Karbala · a day out

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