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Iraq / Karbala / Abbas

Within Karbala is a small shrine with a turquoise-flied dome; it is dedicated to Hussain's cousin, Owan, who fell with him in the holocaust. Presently the dome of Abbas glints like a golden onion over the date-fronds, gardens close in about you, modern lighting appears and a street with pavements and a roundabout.