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reliquaries

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plural of reliquary

as in shrines

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Khamenei’s casket was displayed Tuesday in Qom, the Iranian seat of religious scholarship, and Iranian officials have said funeral events will take place Wednesday in Iraq, which is home to two of the holiest shrines for Shiites.

— Garrett Haake, NBC news, 7 July 2026
On June 3, the Bahraini government banned its citizens from travelling to Iran and Iraq, home to some of the most important shrines in Shiite Islam.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 25 June 2026

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