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Wadi Us-Salaam, Iraq: The Largest Cemetery in the World - Sometimes Interesting
In the holy city of Najaf, Iraq, an Islamic cemetery known as Wadi Us-Salaam lays claim as the largest in the world. Burial at this hallowed ground has been a religious rite for well over one thousand years. Millions have been laid to rest across a crowded, but expansive 1500 acres which occupies ne…