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  2. Karbala - Wikipedia

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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).

  3. List of largest cities of Iraq - Wikipedia

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    Governorates of Iraq map Iraq Population Density, ... City or Town Governorate ... Karbala: Karbala: 296,705 588,283 711,530 7

  4. Karbala Governorate - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Why This City in Iraq Is Coming Together to Save Its ... - AOL

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    Climate change and urbanization has been shrinking Karbala's green environment, making the city hotter and drier. Why This City in Iraq Is Coming Together to Save Its Date Palms Skip to main content

  6. Karbala provincial headquarters raid - Wikipedia

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    The Karbala provincial headquarters raid was a special operation [3] carried out on January 20, 2007, by the Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq against the U.S. contingent of the Joint Security Station, located within the Iraqi Police headquarters.

  7. Arba'in pilgrimage - Wikipedia

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    It is the world's second largest public gathering and occurs annually. Every year, on the twentieth of Safar, also known as Arba'in, millions of pilgrims flock to Karbala, Iraq, often arriving there on foot from the nearby city of Najaf. Arba'in marks forty days after the tenth of Muharram, known as Ashura.

  8. Wahhabi sack of Karbala - Wikipedia

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    The Wahhabi sack of Karbala occurred on 21 April 1802 (1216 H), under the rule of Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al Saud, the second ruler of the Emirate of Diriyah. Approximately 12,000 Wahhabis from Najd attacked the city of Karbala .

  9. Al-Atabat Al-Aliyat - Wikipedia

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    Karbala. Karbala is a city in Iraq, [15] [16] that is considered as the place of happening Ashura event. The most significant shrines/graves of Karbala are related to Husayn ibn Ali and Abbas ibn Ali's shrine. There are also the graves of Husayn's son (Ali Akbar) and his other companions in his shrine. [17]