Evening prayers in the Grand Mosque of Kufa - in pictures

The mosque is located near the central shrine city of Najaf, about 160 kilometres south of Baghdad

A worshipper reads from the Quran at the Grand Mosque of Kufa near the central shrine city of Najaf, about 160 kilometres south of Iraq's capital Baghdad, during the month of Ramadan. AFP

Worshippers at the Grand Mosque of Kufa near the central shrine city of Najaf, about 160 kilometres south of Iraq's capital Baghdad, during the month of Ramadan. AFP

Men read from the Quran at the Grand Mosque of Kufa near the central shrine city of Najaf, about 160 kilometres south of Iraq's capital Baghdad, during the month of Ramadan. AFP

Worshippers recite the Quran at the Grand Mosque of Kufa near the central shrine city of Najaf, about 160 kilometres south of Iraq's capital Baghdad, during the month of Ramadan. AFP

A worshipper reads the Quran at the Grand Mosque of Kufa near the central shrine city of Najaf, about 160 kilometres south of Iraq's capital Baghdad, during the month of Ramadan. AFP

A woman reads the Quran at the Grand Mosque of Kufa near the central shrine city of Najaf, about 160 kilometres south of Iraq's capital Baghdad, during the month of Ramadan. AFP

A worshipper reads the Quran at the Grand Mosque of Kufa near the central shrine city of Najaf, about 160 kilometres south of Iraq's capital. AFP

Two men sit on a podium reading aloud from the Quran before fellow worshippers at the Grand Mosque of Kufa near the central shrine city of Najaf, about 160 kilometres south of Iraq's capital. AFP

Women worshippers at the Grand Mosque of Kufa near the central shrine city of Najaf, about 160 kilometres south of Iraq's capital Baghdad, during the month of Ramadan. AFP

Worshippers gather at the Grand Mosque of Kufa near the central shrine city of Najaf, about 160 kilometres south of Iraq's capital Baghdad. AFP

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