Wadi Al-Salaam

The Largest Cemetery In The World

Wadi us-Salaam is an Islamic cemetery located in the city of Najaf, Iraq. The cemetery covers an area of 1485.5 acres and contains millions of bodies. It is reputed to be the largest cemetary in the world. Najaf itself is one of Iraq's biggest cities, with a population of nearly 600,000.

Wadi Al-Salam cemetery is also the only cemetery in the world where the process of burial is still continuing to day since more than 1,400 years.