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Kerbela

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Kerbela: see Karbala Karbala , 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, who was killed in the city in 680.
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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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Universal-Acarsan said it signed a deal with Iraqi Health Ministry in December and will break ground for the first hospital in Kerbela on Friday.
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