Salera Hill
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Salera Hill is a pilgrimage centre (ziyaret
) in Damascus
, Syria
. The following sacred spots are located on it:
Ziyaret
Ziyaret is the Turkish term for a place of pilgrimage. It literally means 'meeting'. It seems to be derived from Ziyarat, a Persian term for an Islamic pilgrimage, which itself is derived from the Arabic Ziyarah....
) in Damascus
Damascus
Damascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
, Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
. The following sacred spots are located on it:
- Cave of Ashab al-Kahf
- Koh-e Raqim
- Masjid Sulayman
- Footprint of Imam Ali
- Sermon (khutbaKhutbaKhutbah serves as the primary formal occasion for public preaching in the Islamic tradition.Such sermons occur regularly, as prescribed by the teachings of all legal schools. The Islamic tradition can be formally at the dhuhr congregation prayer on Friday...
) written by Imam Ali on stone with his finger.