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Karbala (/ 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.
Oct 11, 2024 · 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.
Arba'in is a day of pilgrimage to the shrine of Husayn in Karbala, Iraq. Pilgrims arrive there in large numbers, often on foot. The most popular route is Najaf to Karbala, as many pilgrims first travel to Najaf and then walk from there to Karbala, some eighty kilometers away, which takes about three days on foot.
Oct 18, 2018 · 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 ...
The Battle of Karbala (Arabic: مَعْرَكَة كَرْبَلَاء, romanized: maʿraka Karbalāʾ) was fought on 10 October 680 (10 Muharram in the year 61 AH of the Islamic calendar) between the army of the second Umayyad caliph Yazid I (r. 680–683) and a small army led by Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, at Karbala, Sawad (modern-d...
Oct 3, 2024 · 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.
Jul 12, 2024 · The battle of Karbala took place on 10 Muharram 61 AH (9/10 October 680 CE) at Karbala, precisely near the Euphrates River, or the area now known as Iraq. Journey of Hussain Ibn Ali (RA) with his family towards Karbala, Iraq.
Dec 9, 2020 · The Battle of Karbala (10 October 680 CE) was a small-scaled military engagement, fought near the river Euphrates, in modern-day Iraq, which saw the massacre of heavily outnumbered Alid troops under the command of Husayn ibn Ali (l. 626-680 CE and also given as Hussayn) by the army of the Umayyad Dynasty (661-750 CE).
Sep 9, 2020 · Millions of Muslims travel to Karbala in Iraq for one of the largest annual pilgrimages. The pilgrimage has adapted and changed over its centuries-old history.
Karbala is one of the ziyarah sites and blessed cities of the Shi'a that is in Iraq. This city is located about 100 kilometers from the capital Baghdad and is situated in the southern half of Iraq in the center of the province also called Karbala.
