Wadi Al Salam - O Maior Cemitério da Terra

Wadi Al-Salam, which means Valley of Peace in Arabic, is an ancient Islamic cemetery located near the holy city of Najaf, along the Euphrates River in Iraq. From above, it looks like a sprawling city. However, its inhabitants are not from the land of the living. This cemetery contains approximately six million bodies, making it the largest cemetery on the planet. With graves stretching as far as the eye can see, there are more tombs here than the city itself has a population. Both Shiites and Sunnis consider the city sacred: it is the third most visited city by pilgrims each year, after Mecca (where the Kaaba stone is located) and Medina.