Cemetery #387550
Wadi-us-Salaam
Local name: مقبرة وادي السلام
Also known as Maqbarat an Najaf · Maqbarat ash Shuhadā’ · Maqbarat Wādī as Salām
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documented records
≈ 210k–420k
approx. capacity (graves)
10.5 km²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Wadi-us-Salaam is an Islamic cemetery in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq, and is described as the largest cemetery in the world. It is one of the most important cemeteries for Shia Muslims and is estimated to contain about six million graves. It lies close to the shrine attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 32.005000° N, 44.315000° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Al Muaylu Family Cemetery 13 km away · Najaf Governorate
- Najaf Governorate Model Cemetery 13 km away · Najaf Governorate
- Karbala New Cemetery 64 km away · Karbala
- Warashah Cemetery, Karbala 65 km away · Karbala
- Al Ghurayfiyin Sayyids' Cemetery 71 km away · Karbala
- Alexandria Cemetery 98 km away · Al Iskandariyah
- Al Shawardiyin Al Dulaim Cemetery 106 km away · Babylon Governorate
- Karaghul Cemetery 115 km away · Babylon Governorate
- Sayyid Abdullah Bin Al Hasan Al Muthanna Cemetery 115 km away · smit Ali
- Al Abadi Cemetery 121 km away · Babylon Governorate
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How big is Wadi-us-Salaam?
Wadi-us-Salaam covers about 1,051 hectares (10.5 km²), about 3 times the size of Ohlsdorf Cemetery in Hamburg. It is the largest of the 3 cemeteries we list in Al-Najaf Governorate.