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September 20, 2019

Baghdad: mid 19th Century

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Entrance to the House of the Bab in Shiraz

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Fortress of Chihriq

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One of the chains placed around Baha'u'llah's neck in the Siyah-Chal

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The Most Great Prison in Akka

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