Basra
This shrine at al-Ma'amir, near al-Fao, is the grave of Sayyid Ali al-Zaki, known locally as the Maqam of Sayyid Ali al-Zaki and visited by the people of the…
This shrine at al-Ma'amir, near al-Fao, is the grave of Sayyid Ali al-Zaki, known locally as the Maqam of Sayyid Ali al-Zaki and visited by the people of the al-Fao peninsula. Al-Ma'amir lies on the peninsula at the far south of Iraq, where the Shatt al-Arab reaches the Gulf, about 80 km south-east of Basra. The grave of Sayyid Qarib is in al-Fao town, about 9 km further on.