Wadi-e-Hussain (Urdu: وادئ حسین, The Valley of Hussain) is a large cemetery situated in the northern part of Karachi, along the Karachi–Hyderabad Motorway.[1] It is the first cemetery in Pakistan to have an online presence.[2]
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| Location | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 24°58′35″N 67°14′26″E / 24.976294°N 67.240607°E |
| Type | Public |
| Owned by | Syed Muhammad Aalam Zaidi |
| No. of graves | 26,500 (approximately) |
| Website | www |
Wadi-e-Hussain has a dedicated section for children's graves and is a well-known burial site for Shiite Muslims. The cemetery is also adorned with special lights on occasions such as Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha and Mid-Sha'ban.
Blocks
editThe graves at the cemetery are divided into approximately ten blocks, some of which are as follows:
- Block Hazrat Ali
- Block Hazrat Salman-e-Farsi
- Block Hazrat Imam Zain-ul-Abideen
- Block Hazrat Hurr
- Block Zaid Shaheed
- Block Awn and Muhammad
- Hazrat imam Ali Raza
Notable burials
edit- Zeeshan Kazmi – Karachi Police officer
- Allama Dr. Syed Zameer Akhtar Naqvi – Religious scholar
- Professor Ustad Sibte Jaafar Zaidi – Academic
- Syed Ali Aslam Jafri – Justice of the Sindh High Court
- Mahmood Ali – Radio/television and theatre artist
- Khan Muttaqi Nadeem – Lawyer, poet, author
- Mehnaz – Radio/television singer
- Naseer Turabi - Poet
- Mustafa Zaidi - Civil servant and poet
References
edit- ^ Oonib Azam & Essa Malik (15 December 2014). "Online funeral service :Mourn your loved ones with your virtual presence". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ Mehreen Naveed Chawla (5 June 2016). "Grave Concern Special Report". The Daily Dawn. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
