A big funeral march happens in the city Najaf. It is in the country Iraq. People mourn for Ali Khamenei. He was the main leader of Iran. Men killed him at the end of February.
Hundreds of thousands of people come to Najaf. Maybe even 2 million people are there. Many people hold flags from Iran and Iraq. They shout loud against America and Israel.
The coffin of Khamenei arrives on Tuesday evening. The leader of the government from Iraq meets the coffin. The leader from Iran also comes to Iraq. The funeral march lasts for 6 days.
Najaf is a holy city for the group Schiiten. The grave of Imam Ali is in this city. He was the husband of the daughter of the prophet Mohammed. The group believes he is the true follower of the prophet.
The coffin goes to the city Kerbala now. Then the trip goes back to Iran. On Thursday, people bury Khamenei in his city Mashhad.
