Holy Karbala – WAA
The Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain announced today, Wednesday, the completion of all preparations for managing and dispatching the crowds that will participate in the “Tuwairij Run” mourning and the visit of the tenth of Muharram, while it clarified the map of the entry and exit of the mourners from the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain.
Alaa Al-Anbaky, the assistant head of the Department of Public Order at the Al-Abbas’s (p) Holy Shrine, told the Al-Abbas’s (p) Holy Shrine website, as reported by the (INA): “Under the direct supervision of the representative of the supreme religious authority, Sheikh Abdul-Mahdi Al-Karbalai, and the Secretary-General of the Al-Abbas’s (p) Holy Shrine, Hassan Rashid Al-Abayji, all preparations for managing the movement of visitors during the tenth day of Muharram and the (Tuwairij Run) mourning have been completed, based on analyzing videos and photos of visits in previous years,” indicating that “the Al-Abbas’s (p) Holy Shrine has developed a well-thought-out plan to manage the run according to scientific methods that are compatible with the roads of the city of Karbala and the number of visitors.”
He added, “There are three paths for the mourners to enter the (Tuwairij Run) into the holy shrine of Imam Hussein, which will be through the gates of (Al-Zainabiya, Qiblah of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, and Al-Raja), while there will be four paths for the mourners to leave, which are through the gates of (Al-Salam, Al-Karamah, Al-Shuhada, and Qadi Al-Hajjat),” noting that “all the gates have been adjusted to suit the entry of the mourners and the number of participants in it.”
He pointed out that “the Holy Shrine has the latest surveillance cameras that will be used to manage the mourning procession according to a map that was drawn up by the most skilled cadres in the shrine and specialists in how to manage and organize crowds.”
He added, “The Holy Shrine of Imam Hussein is mobilizing all its departments, staff, institutions and affiliated centers, according to the directives of the representative of the supreme religious authority and the legal custodian of the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussein, Sheikh Abdul Mahdi Al-Karbala’i, to provide the best services to visitors.”