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Kadhimiya City
Az Kazimiyah, IraqAbout
It is a city located in what is northern Baghdad, Iraq about five kilometres from the city center. It is one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad. It is regarded as a holy city in Islam. It received its name ("the Two Kadhims" or "the Two who swallow their anger"), for the two Imams buried there: Musa al-Kadhim and his grandson and successor Imam Muhammad al-Jawad. A shrine was first built over their tombs, and subsequently the al-Kadhimiya Mosque. The area that now constitutes al-Kadhimiyah was originally the location of a graveyard reserved for members of the Quraish tribe. It is now one of the most important cities in Baghdad, because of its religious character and its markets and bazaars, like goldsmiths markets, bookshops, wear shops.. etc
