shrine
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The shrine was well known as especially popular with Chinese visitors.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
A Chinese man who said he came to the shrine "every year" declined to answer when asked about the 2015 bombing.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
The shrine is the ornate burial place of Ali -- the Prophet Mohammed's son-in-law, the fourth Islamic caliph and the first Shia Imam.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
The doctor said the victims had gone to a local shrine for a picnic.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Just past one bad curve, a small shrine has been erected, La Virgen surrounded by three concrete crosses recently whitewashed.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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