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12/26/08
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Photos: Preparations for Muharram Mourning in Zanjan, Iran
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Photos by
Meysam Mohammadi, ISNA
The
Mourning of
Muharram is an important period of mourning in the Shi'a branch of Islam,
taking place in Muharram which is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is
also called the Remembrance of Muharram. Many of the events associated with the
remembrance take place in congregation halls known as Hussainia.
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Zanjan is a
province located in the North-West Iran with the Zanjan city being its
center. Zanjan province with an area of 36,400 kmē has a mostly rural,
population of 1.7 million. The province lies 330 km northwest of Tehran,
connected to it via a freeway. |
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