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Karbala
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Karbala (kär`bələ), city (1987 pop. 296,705), central Iraq, at the edge of the Syrian Desert. The city's trade is in religious objects, hides, wool, and dates. Karbala is the site of the tomb of the Shiite leader Husein Husein (h
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, who was killed in the city in 680. It is second only to Mecca in being a holy place visited by Shiite pilgrims. The tomb, with a gilded dome and three minarets, is the most notable building; it was destroyed by the Wahhabis in 1801 but was quickly restored by contributions from Persians and other Shiite Muslims. Iranian pilgrims to Mecca traditionally begin their journey at Karbala, and many pious Muslims bring the bones of their dead for burial there. It is sometimes transliterated Kerbela.
Karbala, Kerbela
a town in central Iraq: the chief holy city of Iraq and centre of Shiah Muslim pilgrimage; burial place of Mohammed's grandson Husain. Pop.: 460 000 (2005 est.)


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A member of the Cleveland Catholic Worker Community, in September 2005 Mueller and five other Americans and Canadians visited Iraqis living in Baghdad, Kerbala, and Najaf.
CARE Canada: To work with CARE Iraq to restore social stability and improve the existing living conditions of the Iraqi population in the town of Kerbala, including better access to clean water, basic health services and education facilities.
Within days, reported Reuters on April 22nd, this anti-Anglo-American refrain was taken up by "hundreds of thousands of Shi'ite Muslims [who] swarmed through Iraq's holy city of Kerbala in a pilgrimage.
 
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