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More than 40 million people attended the funeral prayers and farewell ceremonies for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, breaking all previous attendance records, according to Iranian authorities.
They said between 41 million and 43 million mourners took part in the unprecedented six-day procession held across cities in Iran and Iraq, describing it as the largest funeral gathering in human history.
Iran’s Fars News Agency reported that the farewell and burial ceremonies were held in Tehran, Qom, Najaf, Karbala and Mashhad. Iraq’s Prime Minister’s Office said nearly 10 million people attended the events in Najaf and Karbala alone.
According to the text, Khamenei and members of his family were killed in what it describes as a US terrorist attack in February.
Following months of preparation, the official farewell ceremonies began last Friday, attended by political leaders from more than 45 countries and scholars and representatives from over 90 nations.
The reported attendance figures were verified using transportation records, mobile phone signal analysis and estimates from various independent sources, according to the text.
