Karbala
Karbala كربلاء Karbala al-Muqaddasah | |
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 Shi'a Muslims mak their wey tae the Imam Husayn Mosque in Karbala, Iraq in 2008. | |
  Karbala Location in Iraq | |
| Coordinates: 32°37′N 44°02′E / 32.617°N 44.033°E | |
| Kintra |  Iraq |
| Province | Karbala |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 572,300 |
Karbala (Arabic: كربلاء; BGN: Al-Karbalā’; an aa referred tae as Karbalā' al-Muqaddasah) is a ceety in Iraq, locatit aboot 100 km (62 mi) soothwast o Baghdad. Karbala is the caipital o Karbala Province, an haes an estimatit population o 572,300 fowk (2003).
The ceety, best kent as the location o the Battle o Karbala (680), is amangst the holiest ceeties for Shia Muslims efter Mecca an Medina. It is hame tae the Imam Hussein Shrine. Karbala is famous as the steid o the martyrdom o Hussein ibn Ali (Imam Hussein), an commemorations are held bi millions o Shias annually tae remember it. Karbala is considered saucrit bi baith Shias an Sunni muslims.[1]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Karbala and Najaf: Shia holy cities". BBC News. 20 Apryle 2003.
Freemit airtins
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Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Karbala. |
- Shia Shrines o Karbala - Sacred Destinations
