What is Karbala?
'''Karbala''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]:كربلاء; [[Transliteration|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 Islam|Shi'a]] [[Muslim]]s the city is one of the holiest cities, after [[Mecca]], [[Medina]], [[Jerusalem]], and [[An Najaf|Najaf]]. As of 2024, Karbala has a population of 1 million people who identify as [[Shia]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Чисельність населення Кербела на 2024 рік {{!}} Населення Кербела - статистика|url=https://population-hub.com/ua/iq/population-of-karbala-6605.html|access-date=2024-01-10|website=Population HUB|language=uk}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Cities in Iraq]] {{geo-stub}}