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Karbala (Arabic:كربلاء; Transliterated:Al Karbala; also known as Karbala al-Muqaddasah, in the West, sometimes spelled Kerbela) is a city in Iraq. It is about 100 km southwest of Baghdad. It is the capital of Karbala Province. For Shi'a Muslims the city is one of the holiest cities, after Mekka,Medina, Jerusalem, and An Najaf.

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  • Destruction of the Tomb of Husain at Kerbela

    Destruction of the Tomb of Husain at Karbala on the orders of Caliph al-Mutawakkil.

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    Mosque in Karbala (1932)

  • Meso2mil-English

    A map of Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BCE, showing Nineveh (the township of Yunus)), Qattara (or Karana), Dūr-Katlimmu, Assur, Arrapha, Terqa, Nuzi, Mari, Eshnunna, Dur-Kurigalzu, Der, Sippar, Babylon, Kish, Susa, Borsippa, Nippur, Isin, Uruk, Larsa and Ur, from north to south. Note the relative proximity of Babylon and Sippar to Lake Milh, which is near Karbala.

  • Karbala International Stadium, 30'000 seats, IRAQ

    Karbala International Stadium

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Kerbala para niños

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