Wadi us-Salaam (Arabic: وادي
السلام) in Najaf, Iraq,
is the largest graveyard in the world spanning an area of 1485.5 acres and
housing millions of bodies. It is a faith of Shiite and the souls of faithful
men and women will rest there.
The cemetery is situated by the near shrine of Imam Ali
ibn Abi Talib, the first Imam of the Shia doctrine. All followers of the Shia
belief request to be buried in the same sie as a custom. Every year it is
estimated that 500,000 bodies are buried here. The cemetery is heavily guarded
by the military, due to the presence of Iraqi militia within the grounds.
