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Atlas of the Bahá’í World Centre

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The Bahá’í World Centre is located in northern Israel.
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Haifa
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Akká
Location of the Bahá’í World Centre
The Bahá’í World Centre is the name given to the spiritual and administrative centre of the Bahá’í Faith, located in the western part of the region of Galilee, in northern Israel. The World Centre consists of the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh near Akká (Acre), the Shrine of the Báb and its gardens on Mount Carmel in Haifa, and various other buildings in the area. These include the administrative buildings established on the Arc adjacent to the Shrine of the Báb, among which is the Seat of the Universal House of Justice, the supreme governing body of the Bahá’í Faith. The Bahá’í World Centre is also the current destination for Bahá’í pilgrimage.

The Bahá’í World Centre has its historical origins in the area that was once Ottoman Syria. This dates back to the 1850s and 1860s when the Shah of Iran and the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, ‘Abdu’l-‘Aziz, successively exiled Bahá'u'lláh from Iran to the fortress of Acre for lifetime incarceration.

Many of the locations at the Bahá’í World Centre, including the terraces and the Shrine of the Báb which constitute the north slope of Mount Carmel, were inscribed on the World Heritage List in July 2008.

Contents

  • 1 History
    • 1.1 Exiles of Bahá’u’lláh
  • 2 Sites by area
    • 2.1 Haifa
    • 2.2 ‘Akká
    • 2.3 Nahariyya
  • 3 Notes and references
  • 4 Entries available in the atlas

History[edit]

Exiles of Bahá’u’lláh[edit]

Bahá'u'lláh's exile brought Him from Persia throughout the Ottoman Empire, until He eventually arriving in the penal colony of 'Akká in 1868.
The location of the Bahá'í World Centre was a result of a successive number of banishments and imprisonments of Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Bahá'í Faith. Bahá'u'lláh was banished from Persia by Nasser-al-Din Shah in 1854, at which time Bahá'u'lláh went to Baghdad in the Ottoman Empire. Later he was exiled by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, at the behest of the Persian Shah, to territories further away from Iran and finally to Acre in Ottoman Syria in 1868. Bahá'u'lláh lived out the rest of his life in the area and he communicated with his followers throughout the Middle-East, Central Asia and India through special couriers, and Acre became the centre of the expanding network of Bahá'í groups. When Bahá'u'lláh's imprisonment was eased, the area also became a centre of pilgrimage as Bahá'ís would travel the long distance to see Bahá'u'lláh.

Sites by area[edit]

The Bahá'í World Centre consists of the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh near Acre, Israel, the Shrine of the Báb and its gardens on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel, and various other buildings in the area including the Arc buildings. The Bahá'í World Centre is also the current destination for Bahá'í pilgrimage.

  • Major Bahá'í holy places in the Holy Land.
    Major Bahá'í holy places in the Holy Land.
  • Bahá'í holy places in the Old City of ’Akká.
    Bahá'í holy places in the Old City of ’Akká.

Haifa[edit]

The Bahá’í World Centre is located in northern Israel.
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Shrine of the Báb
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Pilgrim Reception Centre
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International Baha’i Archives
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Centre for the Study of the Texts
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Seat of the Universal House of Justice
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International Teaching Centre
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Monument Gardens
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10 Haparsim
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House of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
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Eastern Pilgrim House
The area around the Bahá’í Gardens.
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The Bahá’í World Centre is located in northern Israel.
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Shrine of the Báb
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Bahá’í cemetery
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Temple site
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House of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Other Bahá’í properties in Haifa.
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‘Akká[edit]

The Bahá’í World Centre is located in northern Israel.
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House of ‘Abbúd
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Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh and Mansion of Bahjí
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Bahjí Visitors’ Centre
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Acre Prison
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House of ‘Abdu’lláh Pashá
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Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
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Ridván Garden
Bahá’í holy places and properties in ’Akká.
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Nahariyya[edit]

The Bahá’í World Centre is located in northern Israel.
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Mazra'ih
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Junayn Garden
Bahá’í properties in Nahariyya.
Nahariyya, the northernmost coastal city in Israel, is the site of several properties used by Bahá'u'lláh during his exile. Perhaps the most well-known of these is Mazra'ih, a garden home with surrounding orchards located in a small town outside of Nahariyya.

Notes and references[edit]

General remarks

  • The Bahai.media Atlas of the World is an organized and commented collection of geographical and historical maps. The main page is therefore the portal to maps and cartography. That page contains links to entries by country, continent and by topic as well as general notes and references.
  • Every entry has an introduction section in English. The text of the introduction(s) is based on the content of the Bahaipedia encyclopedia. For sources of the introduction see therefore the Bahaipedia entries linked to. The same goes for the texts in the history sections.
  • Historical maps are included in the continent, country and dependency entries.
  • The status of various entities is disputed. See the content for the entities concerned.

Notes

References

Entries available in the atlas[edit]

General pages
Quick reference • Bahá’í World Centre • Holy places (in Israel, Iran, Iraq) • Houses of Worship •
Historical maps • Old maps • Former National Spiritual Assemblies

Themes
Administrative divisions • Arts and culture • Bahá’í institutions (Local, National Spiritual Assemblies • Regional Councils • Continental Boards of Counsellors) • Central Figures • Demography • Divine Plan (Ten Year Crusade) • Facilities • Languages • Persecution • Social and economic development

Historical eras
Religious history • Shaykhism • Heroic Age (Ministry of the Báb • Bahá’u’lláh • ‘Abdu’l-Bahá) • Formative Age

Continents and oceans
Africa • North, Central, and South America • Asia • Europe • Oceania • Oceans

Countries
A: Afghanistan • Albania • Algeria • Andorra • Angola • Antigua and Barbuda • Argentina • Armenia • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan • B: Bahamas • Bahrain • Bangladesh • Barbados • Belarus • Belgium • Belize • Benin • Bhutan • Bolivia • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Botswana • Brazil • Brunei • Bulgaria • Burkina Faso • Burundi • C: Cambodia • Cameroon • Canada • Cape Verde • Central African Republic • Chad • Chile • China • Colombia • Comoros • Congo (Democratic Republic) • Congo (Republic) • Costa Rica • Côte d’Ivoire • Croatia • Cuba • Cyprus • Czech Republic • D: Denmark • Djibouti • Dominica • Dominican Republic • E: East Timor • Ecuador • Egypt • El Salvador • Equatorial Guinea • Eritrea • Estonia • Ethiopia • F: Fiji • Finland • France • G: Gabon • Gambia • Georgia • Germany • Ghana • Greece • Grenada • Guatemala • Guinea • Guinea-Bissau • Guyana • H: Haiti • Honduras • Hungary • I: Iceland • India • Indonesia • Iran • Iraq • Ireland • Israel • Italy • J: Jamaica • Japan • Jordan • K: Kazakhstan • Kenya • Kiribati • Korea (Democratic People’s Republic) • Korea (Republic) • Kuwait • Kyrgyzstan • L: Laos • Latvia • Lebanon • Lesotho • Liberia • Libya • Liechtenstein • Lithuania • Luxembourg • M: Macedonia (Republic) • Madagascar • Malawi • Malaysia • Maldives • Mali • Malta • Marshall Islands • Mauritania • Mauritius • Mexico • Micronesia (Federated States) • Moldova • Monaco • Mongolia • Montenegro • Morocco • Mozambique • Myanmar • N: Namibia • Nauru • Nepal • The Netherlands • New Zealand • Nicaragua • Niger • Nigeria • Norway • O: Oman • P: Pakistan • Palau • Panama • Papua New Guinea • Paraguay • Peru • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Q: Qatar • R: Romania • Russia • Rwanda • S: Saint Kitts and Nevis • Saint Lucia • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines • Samoa • San Marino • São Tomé and Príncipe • Saudi Arabia • Senegal • Serbia • Seychelles • Sierra Leone • Singapore • Slovakia • Slovenia • Solomon Islands • Somalia • South Africa • South Sudan • Spain • Sri Lanka • Sudan • Suriname • Swaziland • Sweden • Switzerland • Syria • T: China (Republic)/Taiwan • Tajikistan • Tanzania • Thailand • Togo • Tonga • Trinidad and Tobago • Tunisia • Turkey • Turkmenistan • Tuvalu • U: Uganda • Ukraine • United Arab Emirates • United Kingdom • United States • Uruguay • Uzbekistan • V: Vanuatu • Vatican City • Venezuela • Vietnam • Y: Yemen • Z: Zambia • Zimbabwe

Other regions
Central Asia and the Caucasus • East Asia • Latin America and the Caribbean • Middle East and Northern Africa • South Asia • Southeast Asia • Subsaharan Africa

Former sovereign nations
Czechoslovakia • Ottoman Empire • Soviet Union • Yugoslavia

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