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Thousands of Ahlulbayt followers revive the day of Ashura in Nineveh, Iraq

Thousands of Ahlulbayt followers revived the day of Ashura at the holy site of Imam Zain al-Abideen, peace be upon him, in the Nineveh Plain, east of the Iraqi city of Mosul.

Thousands of Ahlulbayt followers revived the day of Ashura at the holy site of Imam Zain al-Abideen, peace be upon him, in the Nineveh Plain, east of the Iraqi city of Mosul.

Crowds of Shia Shabaks, Turkmen and Kurds participated in the mourning processions in the streets to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him. 

Every year more than 40,000 people gather at the holy sites of Imam Zain al-Abideen and Imam Ali al-Redha, peace be upon them, north of the city of Mosul, and other shrines in Sinjar and Tal Afar, to visit and commemorate Ashura by performing the Husseini rituals.

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