Seyyede Khoulah bint Hossein shrine, Islamic shrine in Baalbek, Lebanon

Seyyede Khoulah bint Hossein shrine is a stone shrine at Baalbek's southern entrance, opposite Lebanon's central bank. Its square stone room, six metres per side, holds a tomb in the northwest corner under a decorated wooden box, now enclosed in a large iron cage with small window openings. A small stone dome and a simple mihrab in the south wall complete the structure.

Khawla bint al-Hussein is not mentioned in historical sources; her name appears only in modern accounts, and scholars dispute her existence. One tradition holds she died during the march from Kufa to Syria in Muharram 61 AH. About two centuries ago a man from the Jari family dreamed she was buried in his orchard and told him to divert the Ras al-Ain channel from her grave; after repeated dreams, the grave was dug up and a small dome built over it.

The shrine is a pilgrimage site for visitors from across Lebanon, especially during Ashura, the Arbaeen, Fridays and holidays. The iron cage around the tomb is decorated with Quranic verses, prophetic hadiths and sayings of the Ahl al-Bayt, and the high walls carry sayings in blue, white and navy Arabic calligraphy. The cypress beside the tomb is respected by pilgrims, who hold that Imam Zain al-Abidin planted it as a marker for the grave.

The shrine stands at Baalbek's southern entrance, opposite Lebanon's central bank, and is registered with the Lebanese Directorate of Antiquities. It is a pilgrimage site, busiest during Ashura, the Arbaeen, Fridays and feast days. The tomb lies in the northwest corner, to the right of the entrance.

The old cypress beside the shrine is said to have been planted by Imam Zayn al-Abidin as a marker for the grave. Local tradition holds that it is one of the few surviving trees from the Roman gardens that surrounded the temples of Baalbek.