By: Bahman Vakhshour

The most-cherished Wadi Al-Salaam smells history

As the biggest cemetery in the Middle East and one of the biggest in the world, Wadi Al-Salaam (Valley of Peace) is located in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq, and in the proximity of the holy shrine of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib, the first Shia Imam. The date of burial in the cemetery backs to ancient times and it includes number of prophets, and dutifuls. Primitive grave records bear testimony to how ancient the cemetery is. Annually, the cemetery is visited by millions of Muslims of various parts of the world.