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1,385 words, approx. 5 pages KARBALA, a city located sixty-five miles southwest of Baghdad, constitutes the pivot of devotion for more than a hundred million Shīʿī Muslims. Although the estimated population of this palm-grove-laden city is approximately...
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293 words, approx. 1 pages (2002 est. pop. 550,000). Karbala is a city in central Iraq, eighty-eight kilometers southwest of Baghdad. It is one of the holiest cities of Shiʿa Islam (adherents of the Shiʿa branch of Islam today account for one-tenth of the...
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1,155 words, approx. 4 pages
 Karbala (Arabic: كربلاء; BGN: Al-Karbalā’; also spelled Karbala al-Muqaddasah) is a city in Iraq, located about 100 km (60 mi) southwest of Baghdad at 32.61°N, 44.08°E. In the time of Husayn ibn Alī's life, the place was also known...




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 The Middle East
Replaying the drama of Karbala.
06/01/1995: 1,202 words, approx. 4 pages The Battle of Karbala, in which the prophet Mohammed's grandson Hussain bin Ali was defeated by Yazid bin Muuawiya, is replayed every year in communities across Iran. The battle, which gave birth to Shiism, is performed by handsomely paid roving theaters in various playlets...
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 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
In holy Iraqi city of Karbala
06/15/2003: 665 words, approx. 2 pages In holy Iraqi city of Karbala, U.S. occupation working right By ANTHONY SHADID Washington Post Sunday, June 15, 2003 Karbala, Iraq -- Hundreds of demonstrators surged through streets snarled with traffic. They coursed past the gold-leaf dome of one of Shiite...
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Dozens slain in Baghdad, Karbala attacks
4/14/2007: 319 words, approx. 1 pages A car bomb exploded Saturday in a bus station in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, killing at least 56 people, police and hospital officials said.More than 70 people were also wounded in the attack, according to an official at Al-Hussein Hospital. He spoke on...
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Shiite gunmen clash at Karbala festival
8/28/2007: 956 words, approx. 3 pages Fighting erupted Tuesday between rival Shiite militias in Karbala during a religious festival, claiming 51 lives and forcing officials to abort the celebrations and order up to 1 million Shiite pilgrims to leave the southern city.Security officials said Mahdi Army gunmen loyal to radical cleric...


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