A shrine on the Tigris in Maysan attributed to Ezra the Scribe (al-Uzair), for centuries a pilgrimage site for Iraq’s Jews and visited by Muslims too.
It is crowned by a turquoise dome, and Hebrew inscriptions line its interior.
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Tomb of Ezra (al-Uzair)
مرقد العزير
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