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Karbala [a] is a city in central Iraq, located about 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Baghdad, and a few miles east of Lake Milh, also known as Razzaza Lake. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Karbala is the capital of Karbala Governorate , and has an estimated population of 691,100 people (2024).
Karbala Governorate (Arabic: محافظة كربلاء, Muḥāfażat Karbalāʾ) is a governorate in central Iraq. Its administrative center is the city of Karbala, a holy city for Shia Muslims for housing the shrine of the revered Imam Hussein. The population is majority Shia. [2] The governorate includes part of the artificial Lake Milh.
Iraq's total external debt was around $120 billion at the time of the invasion, and had grown another $5 billion by 2004. The debt relief was to be implemented in three stages: two of 30% each and one of 20%. [120] The official currency in Iraq is the Iraqi dinar.
Total area in km 2 Population 1 July 2018 [18] Population Density in square miles ... Karbala: Kirkuk: 36: KI 3,737 9,679 1,597,876 373.4 144.1 Kirkuk: Maysan: 62: MA ...
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The estimated population in 2003 was 110,000. Currently, Kufa and Najaf are joined into a single urban area that is mostly commonly known to the outside world as 'Najaf'. [citation needed] Along with Samarra, Karbala, Kadhimiya and Najaf, Kufa is one of five Iraqi cities that are of great importance to Shi'ite Muslims.
The district is the easternmost of Karbala Governorate and is bordered by Babil Governorate to the east. [1] It lies to the south of Baghdad and west of ancient Babylon. The Euphrates flows through the district from north to south. The principal town is Al-Hindiya, which lies on the road from Karbala to the west and Hillah to the east. [1]