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October 8th, 2026
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Theme: Cities Holy to the Bahá'í Faith
The Bahá'í Faith traces its sacred geography to a handful of specific cities tied to its founders' lives. Acre and Haifa in modern Israel hold the shrines of Bahá'u'lláh and the Báb, the faith's central holy places and site of pilgrimage. Shiraz is revered as the birthplace of the Báb, while Baghdad holds the house where Bahá'u'lláh declared his mission. Edirne, once Ottoman Adrianople, was where Bahá'u'lláh lived in exile before his final banishment to Acre.
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Haifa, IsraelHaifa is home to the Shrine of the Báb and its famous terraced gardens on Mount Carmel.
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Acre, IsraelAcre is a historic walled port city on Israel's Mediterranean coast.
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Baghdad, IraqBaghdad is the capital of Iraq, founded in the 8th century on the Tigris River.
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Shiraz, IranShiraz is a historic Iranian city long celebrated for its gardens and poetry.
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Edirne, TurkeyEdirne is a city in northwestern Turkey that once served as an Ottoman capital.