• Members of an Afghan guard of honour greet each other after offering Eid-al-Adha prayers at the Hazrat-i- Ali shrine in Mazar-i Sharif. Farshad Usyan / AFP
    Members of an Afghan guard of honour greet each other after offering Eid-al-Adha prayers at the Hazrat-i- Ali shrine in Mazar-i Sharif. Farshad Usyan / AFP
  • A boy rides a bicycle near grave decorations displayed for sale prior to Eid celebrations in Nabatiyeh, South Lebanon. Ali Hashisho / Reuters
    A boy rides a bicycle near grave decorations displayed for sale prior to Eid celebrations in Nabatiyeh, South Lebanon. Ali Hashisho / Reuters
  • Syrian children play in a ball pen during the second day of Eid Al Adha in Douma, outside Damascus, Syria. Mohammed Badra / EPA
    Syrian children play in a ball pen during the second day of Eid Al Adha in Douma, outside Damascus, Syria. Mohammed Badra / EPA
  • Egyptians take part in Eid Al-Adha prayers at the al-Seddik Mosque in Cairo. Roger Anis / AP Photo
    Egyptians take part in Eid Al-Adha prayers at the al-Seddik Mosque in Cairo. Roger Anis / AP Photo
  • Iraqi children play on a street in the capital Baghdad on the first day of Eid al-Adha holiday. Ahmad al-Rubaye / AFP
    Iraqi children play on a street in the capital Baghdad on the first day of Eid al-Adha holiday. Ahmad al-Rubaye / AFP
  • An Indonesian father carries his daughter through the crowd after reaching the top of the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, ahead of sunrise near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Nariman El-Mofty / AP Photo
    An Indonesian father carries his daughter through the crowd after reaching the top of the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, ahead of sunrise near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Nariman El-Mofty / AP Photo
  • An Afghan vendor waits for customers at a cattle market set up for the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, on the outskirts of Jalalabad. Noorullah Shirzada / AFP
    An Afghan vendor waits for customers at a cattle market set up for the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, on the outskirts of Jalalabad. Noorullah Shirzada / AFP
  • A man leads a sheep at a market ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival in Kuwait City, Kuwiat. Raed Qutena / EPA
    A man leads a sheep at a market ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival in Kuwait City, Kuwiat. Raed Qutena / EPA
  • An Afghan boy feeds pigeons at the Hazrat-i-Ali shrine in Mazar-i Sharif. Afghans started celebrating Eid al-Adha or "Feast of the Sacrifice", which marks the end of the annual hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca and is celebrated in remembrance of Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to God. Farshad Usyan / AFP
    An Afghan boy feeds pigeons at the Hazrat-i-Ali shrine in Mazar-i Sharif. Afghans started celebrating Eid al-Adha or "Feast of the Sacrifice", which marks the end of the annual hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca and is celebrated in remembrance of Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to God. Farshad Usyan / AFP
  • Yemeni Muslims offer prayers to celebrate Edi al-Adha, or Feast of Sacrifice, that commemorates the Prophet Ibrahim's faith, in Sanaa, Yemen. Hani Mohammed / AP Photo
    Yemeni Muslims offer prayers to celebrate Edi al-Adha, or Feast of Sacrifice, that commemorates the Prophet Ibrahim's faith, in Sanaa, Yemen. Hani Mohammed / AP Photo
  • Muslim pilgrims arrive to throw pebbles at pillars during the "Jamarat" ritual, the stoning of Satan, in Mina near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Ahmad Gharabli / AFP
    Muslim pilgrims arrive to throw pebbles at pillars during the "Jamarat" ritual, the stoning of Satan, in Mina near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Ahmad Gharabli / AFP
  • Palestinian women are seen on the beach during the Eid al-Adha holiday. Thousands of Palestinians from the West Bank swam at beaches in and around the Israeli commercial capital Tel Aviv, after being granted permits to visit during the Eid al-Adha holiday. Menahem Kahana / AFP
    Palestinian women are seen on the beach during the Eid al-Adha holiday. Thousands of Palestinians from the West Bank swam at beaches in and around the Israeli commercial capital Tel Aviv, after being granted permits to visit during the Eid al-Adha holiday. Menahem Kahana / AFP

Region in focus: Eid al-Adha, September 2016

James O’Hara

September 14, 2016

  • English
  • Arabic

A selection of images showing Eid al-Adha celebrations from around the Gulf and across the Middle East.

Region in FocusFeatureRegion in focus: The best images from the last seven days from around the Gulf and across the Middle EastNews