Karbala Governorate

Karbala Province (Arabic: كربلاء Karbalāʾ‎) (or Karbala Governorate) is a province in central Iraq. The provincial capital is the city of Karbala, a holy city for Shi'ah Muslims, which houses the shrine of Imam Hussein (AS), a greatly revered figure in Shia Islam.

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Area:

  • 5,034 km² (1944 mi² )

Also known as:

  • Karbalā’,
  • Muhafazatkarbala,
  • Muḩāfaz̧At Karbalā’,
  • Liwa Karbala",
  • Muhafazat Karbala',
  • Liwā Karbalā”,
  • Karbala,
  • Liwakarbala

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