E/CN.4/1992/52 page 67 The following mosques and Husseiniyas in Najaf have reportedly been destroyed 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. The Imam Ali mosque in Amir district The Baquee'a mosque in Medina Street The Morad mosque in Toosi Street The Sami Kirmasha mosque in Imarah district The Imam Sadiq mosque in Medina Street The Kuwait mosque in Medina Street The mosques in the Khan Al Mukhathar areas are said to have been destroyed from both the Khan and the Jamhouriya side The Husseiniya Shoshtaria in Imarah district The following Shia cemeteries in Najaf have reportedly been destroyed 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. The Wadi al Salam cemetery, which is one of the largest in the world and of significant historical and religious value for the followers of the Shia faith, has been almost completely razed The Sheikh Abdullah Almamqany cemetery containing the tombs of important Shia clergy The Aal Shalal cemetery The Aal Alkhailily cemetery The Sayed Abul Hassan cemetery situated inside a shrine building which contains the tomb of an Ayatollah has been completely burnt The Al Safi cemetery in Zain Al Aabideen Street The Imam Hakim cemetery in Al Rasool Street containing the tomb of Ayatollah AI Hakim The Al Baghdadi cemetery in Al Toosi Street The following libraries in Najaf have reportedly been looted and their books stolen or burnt 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. The Dar Al Elm public library The Imam Hakim public library in Rasool Street The Dar Al Hikma library in Zain Al Abideen Street The Husseiniya Shoshtaria library in Al Imarah The Al Sadr Al A'dham library had all its books looted The Imam Amir Al Moa'mineen library in Al Hiwaish district had all its books looted The Al Khoei library The following religious schools in Najaf were reportedly destroyed or burnt 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. The Dar Al Elm school for post-graduate studies directed by the Imam Al Khoei The Al Khalily school in Imarah district The Dar Al Hikma school of the late Imam Al Hakim, in Zain Al Abideen Street The Al Yazdi Great School in Al Hiwaish district The Al Shaikh school in Imarah district The Al Yazdi school located near the holy shrine in the centre of the city The Al Qazwini school located near the holy shrine in the centre of the city has been burnt and demolished The Al Borojordi school