Karbala
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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.
Karbala Media
Destruction of the Tomb of Husain at Kerbela
Mosque in Karbala (1932) Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection CALL NUMBER: LC-M31- 14369
Shrine in Karbala, showing use of Arabesque
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Karbala City in Iraq
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