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Meshed-Ali and- Meshed-Hossein

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

is the name of a Mohammedan cemetery situated near the ruins of Babylon, which is one of the most celebrated places of pilgrimage of the Shiites. Many thousands of corpses are brought thither during the year for interment from all parts of the East.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Meshed-Ali and- Meshed-Hossein'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​m/meshed-ali-and--meshed-hossein.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.