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Karbala or Kerbala (/ ˈ k ɑːr b ə l ə / KAR-bə-lə, [2] [3] US also / ˌ k ɑːr b ə ˈ l ɑː / KAR-bə-LAH; [4] [5] Arabic: كَرْبَلَاء, romanized: Karbalāʾ, IPA: [karbaˈlaːʔ]) 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.
Karbala, city, capital of Karbala muhafazah, central Iraq. The city bears religious and historical significance as the location of the Battle of Karbala. In that contest, al-Husayn ibn Ali, the Shi’i leader and grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, and his small party were massacred.
Karbala is considered sacred to Muslims and today the city is visited by millions of pilgrims annually. This documentary takes a look at the history of this holy city and its development in the...
6 days ago · Battle of Karbala, (October 10, 680 [10th of Muḥarram, ah 61]), brief military engagement in which a small party led by al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and son of ʿAlī, the fourth caliph, was defeated and massacred by an army sent by the Umayyad caliph Yazīd I.
Karbala is the location of a battle fought on 10th Muharram 61 AH between a small group of supporters and relatives of Hussain bin Ali (رضي الله عنه) and a much larger force of Yazid I, the Umayyad caliph.
It is one of the holiest cities in Shi'a Islam, after Mecca, Medina, and Najaf. Karbala is important because it is the site of the Shrine of Imam Husayn (also spelled Imam Hussayn or Imam Hussain), the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and a much-revered Shi'a martyr.
May 26, 2013 · The BBC's Aleem Maqbool travels to the Iraqi city of Karbala and reflects on the Sunni-Shia divide in the Arab world.
