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The Sayyida Zeinab shrine, believed to house the grave of Zaynab bint Ali, the granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad, has been a focal point for religious pilgrims.
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
This nearly 200-mile network of hiking routes snakes its way through Sri Lanka’s highlands, including tea plantations, colonial estates, villages, holy shrines, and forests brimming with biodiversity.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
Elsewhere in Pompeii, archaeologists found an ancient shrine with brilliant blue walls and paintings of women representing the four seasons.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
Thousands of Iranian Shiite pilgrims came to the shrine each year.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
This nearly 200-mile network of hiking routes snakes its way through Sri Lanka’s highlands, including tea plantations, colonial estates, villages, holy shrines, and forests brimming with biodiversity.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
Elsewhere in Pompeii, archaeologists found an ancient shrine with brilliant blue walls and paintings of women representing the four seasons.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
Thousands of Iranian Shiite pilgrims came to the shrine each year.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Shrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrine. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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