Karbala

Karbala is a city in , . Karbala is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Al-Abbas’s threshold and Karbala International stadium.

Mosque
Photo: Sameralhusseini1987, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Al-Abbas Shrine is the mausoleum of Abbas ibn Ali and a Shi'ite , situated near the Imam Husayn shrine, located in , in the of .

Stadium
is the largest sports in the city of and the middle-Euphrates area. It can accommodate more than 30 thousand spectators and was opened on 12 May 2016.

Stadium
is the largest sports in the city of and the middle-Euphrates area. It can accommodate more than 30 thousand spectators and was opened on 12 May 2016.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karbala.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a major city in central Iraq. It is the capital of . With an estimated population of 691,100 people in 2024, is the second-largest city in central Iraq, after .

Karbala

Latitude
32.5906° or 32° 35′ 26″ north
Longitude
44.0252° or 44° 1′ 31″ east
Open location code
8H46H2RG+63
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1040938006
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
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Satellite Map

Discover Karbala from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Karbala” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كربلاء”
  • Chinese: “卡爾巴拉”
  • French: “Kerbala”
  • German: “Kerbela”
  • Hebrew: “כרבלא”
  • Hindi: “कर्बला”
  • Japanese: “カルバラー”
  • Russian: “Кербела”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include قسم إنترنت كربلاء and وزراة الداخلية/مديرية الاقامة في كربلاء.

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