Bahai Holy Places
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Location
Haifa

Country
Israel

Year of Research
2008

Culture
  • It is situated in Haifa and Western Galilee.They are impressed for their profound spiritual meaning and the testimony they bear to the strong tradition of pilgrimage in the Bahá’i faith.

  • The property includes the two most holy places in the Baha’ireligion along with the founders, the Shrine of Baha’u’llah in Acre and the Shrine of the Bab in Haifa, together with their surrounding gardens, associated buildings and monuments.

  • These two shrines are part of a larger complex of buildings, monuments and sites at seven distinct places in Haifa and Western Galilee that are look around as part of the Baha’i pilgrimage.

  • The Holy shrine of Baha’u’llah and the Holy shrine of the Báb, as the most holy places of the Baha’i faith, and visited by thousands of pilgrims each year from around the world, provide an exceptional testimony to, and are powerful communicators of, the strong cultural tradition of Baha’i pilgrimage.