Millions of pilgrims flock to Iraq's Karbala on Arba'een night

More than three million Iranian pilgrims, along with millions of pilgrims from Iraq and other countries, have flocked to Iraq’s Karbala on Arba’een night to mark the occasion, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shias’ Imam, after undertaking an 80-km walk between the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala.

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