Karbala or Kerbala (/ˈkɑːrbələ/ KAR-bə-lə, US also /ˌkɑːrbəˈlɑː/ KAR-bə-LAH; Arabic: كَرْبَلَاء, romanized: Karbalāʾ, IPA: [karbaˈlaːʔ]) is a city in central...
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The Battle of Karbala (Arabic: مَعْرَكَة كَرْبَلَاء, romanized: maʿraka Karbalāʾ) was fought on 10 October 680 (10 Muharram in the year 61 AH of the Islamic...
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up Karbala in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Karbala is a city in central Iraq. Karbala may also refer to: Karbala, Kollam Karbala, Iran Karbala, Zanjan...
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Karbala Sport Club is an Iraqi football club based in Karbala that plays in the Iraq Stars League, the top tier of Iraqi football. On June 23, 2013, after...
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Karbala Governorate (Arabic: محافظة كربلاء, Muḥāfażat Karbalāʾ) is a governorate in central Iraq. Its administrative center is the city of Karbala, a holy...
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Karbala is a 2015 Polish war drama film based on real events directed by filmmaker Krzysztof Łukaszewicz and set during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. It...
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Husayn ibn Ali (category People killed at the Battle of Karbala)
distance from Kufa. He was forced to head north and encamp in the plain of Karbala on 2 October, where a larger Umayyad army of some 4,000 or 30,000 arrived...
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Turbah Karbala (Arabic: تربة کربلاء, lit. 'Soil of Karbala'), or Khāk-e Shifā (Lisan al-Dawat, Persian, and Urdu: خاکِ شِفاء, lit. 'Medicinal Soil'),...
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The Wahhabi sack of Karbala occurred on 21 April 1802 (1216 H), under the rule of Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al Saud, the second ruler of the Emirate of Diriyah...
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Ashura (category People killed at the Battle of Karbala)
relatives and his small retinue, by the Umayyad army in the Battle of Karbala on Ashura 61 AH (680 CE). Among the Shia, mourning for Husayn is viewed...
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The Karbala provincial headquarters raid was a special operation carried out on January 20, 2007, by the Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq against the U.S. contingent...
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on the other. Battle of Karbala may also refer to: Battle of Karbala (1991), during the 1991 uprisings in Iraq Battle of Karbala (2003), during the 2003...
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Battle of Karbala. The battle took place on Friday Muharram 10, in the year 61 AH of the Islamic calendar (October 10, 680 CE) in Karbala, situated in...
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Mourning of Muharram (section Karbala paradigm)
Shia imam. Husayn and his small retinue were slaughtered in the Battle of Karbala on 10 Muharram 61 AH (680 CE) against the army of the Umayyad caliph Yazid...
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Karbala International Airport (Arabic: مَطَار كَرْبَلَاء ٱلدَُوَلِِي, romanized: Maṭār Karbalāʾ Ad-Duwalī) is an airport under development in Karbala...
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Shia Islam (section Hasan, Husayn, and Karbala)
community. Later events such as Husayn ibn Ali's martyrdom in the Battle of Karbala (680 CE) further influenced the development of Shia Islam, contributing...
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Imam Husayn Shrine (redirect from Imam Husayn Shrine, Karbala)
ʿAlī) is the mosque and burial site of Husayn ibn Ali, in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq. It stands on the site of the Mausoleum of Husayn, who was a grandson...
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The Battle of Karbala took place during the 2003 invasion of Iraq as U.S. troops fought to take control of the city from Iraqi forces. The city had been...
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Ali al-Sajjad (category Karbala)
Talib. Ali al-Sajjad was born around 658 CE. He survived the Battle of Karbala in 680, in which Husayn and his small caravan were massacred en route to...
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alongside most of his relatives and his small retinue, in the Battle of Karbala on 10 Muharram 61 AH (680 CE) against the army of the Umayyad caliph Yazid...
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Siege of Basra (redirect from Operation Karbala-5)
The siege of Basra, code-named Operation Karbala-5 (Persian: عملیات کربلای ۵) or The Great Harvest (Arabic: الحصاد الاكبر), was an offensive operation...
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Al-Hatmi (Oman) 21 October 2024 (2024-10-21) 19:00 UTC+3 Karbala International Stadium, Karbala 21 October 2024 (2024-10-21) 19:00 UTC+3 Jassim bin Hamad...
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Karbala (Persian: كربلا, also Romanized as Karbalā) is a village in Piveshk Rural District, Lirdaf District, Jask County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At...
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The University of Karbala (UoK) is a university located in the city of Karbala, Iraq. The university was founded in 2002. The university has an impact...
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Muharram (section Battle of Karbala)
alongside most of his relatives and his small retinue, in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE against the army of the Umayyad caliph Yazid ibn Mu'awiya (r...
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32°36′58″N 4°01′59″E / 32.616°N 4.033°E / 32.616; 4.033 The Battle of Karbala was fought during the 1991 uprisings in Iraq which followed the Gulf War...
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Karbala TV (Arabic: قناة كربلاء الفضائية) is a Shia Islam television channel based in Iraq. It is the official television of the Imam Husayn Shrine in...
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Zaynab bint Ali (category Battle of Karbala)
imam. Zaynab is best known for her role in the aftermath of the Battle of Karbala (680 CE), in which her brother Husayn and most of her male relatives were...
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Abbas ibn Ali (category People killed at the Battle of Karbala)
the standard-bearer of his half-brother Husayn ibn Ali in the Battle of Karbala on 10 Muharram 61 AH (10 October 680) against the army of the Umayyad caliph...
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overthrow by the Umayyads in 661. Karbala is considered as one of the holiest cities in Shia Islam, following the Battle of Karbala, which took place in 680....
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