{"id":2052,"date":"2015-12-09T16:29:03","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T16:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/publishers\/2052-wadi-al-salaam-cemetery-in-najaf-is-largest-cemetery-in-the-world\/"},"modified":"2015-12-09T16:29:03","modified_gmt":"2015-12-09T16:29:03","slug":"wadi-al-salaam-cemetery-in-najaf-is-largest-cemetery-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/publishers\/2052-wadi-al-salaam-cemetery-in-najaf-is-largest-cemetery-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Wadi-al-Salaam cemetery in Najaf is largest cemetery in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8666667938232px;\">Wadi Al-Salaam is an Islamic cemetery located in the holy city of Najaf<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">Wadi Al-Salaam is an Islamic cemetery located in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq. 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