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Event religious Middle East

Imam Husayn Shrine

680 CE

One of the holiest sites in Shia Islam in Karbala, Iraq — tomb of Husayn ibn Ali, martyred grandson of Muhammad.

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Standing in 680 CE

Records whose own span was running in this exact year.

Egypt Polity · Middle East 3000 BCE – 2026 CE Persia Polity · Middle East 400 CE – 1914 CE Maya chiefdoms and states Polity · Americas 2000 BCE – 1521 CE Serengeti National Park Landmark · Africa 3000 BCE – still standing Great Wall of China Landmark · East Asia 700 BCE – still standing Ennedi Plateau Landmark · Africa 3000 BCE – still standing

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