Arbaeen is observed in Twelver Shiʿi communities around the world. The largest celebration takes place in the city of Karbala, Iraq, where al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī was buried after being killed in the Battle of Karbala in 680. Many of the pilgrims at Ḥusayn’s shrine arrive after walking about 50 miles (80 km) over several days from Najaf, Iraq, where ʿAlī is entombed.
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