Shrine · Damascus
Shrine of Sayyida Zaynab (AS)
Sayyida Zaynab bint Ali (AS), daughter of Imam Ali (AS) and Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (AS)
The shrine in the town of al-Sayyida Zaynab, a southern suburb of Damascus, Syria, traditionally associated with the burial of Sayyida Zaynab (AS). It is the most widely accepted of the reported burial places, and a separate journey from Iraq.
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مقام السيدة زينب (ع)
Sayyidah Zaynab Shrine
33.44436, 36.34088
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