Karbala

[ kahr-buh-luh ]

/ ˈkɑr bə lə /

noun

Kerbela.

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Examples from the Web for karbala

In nearby Karbala, a car bomb detonated near a police station, killing three and wounding 20 others.
The Forgotten War|Babak Dehghanpisheh|August 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He was killed on the tenth of Muharram (Ashura) in the year 680 on the plain of Karbala, in what is now Iraq.
Will Iran Ignite?|Gary Sick|December 16, 2009|DAILY BEAST
“The blood of our martyrs [is] the continuation of the blood of the martyrs of Karbala,” he proclaimed.
Iran's Supreme Revolutionary|Reza Aslan|June 22, 2009|DAILY BEAST
A garland of cakes of Karbala clay is tied round the neck of the corpse.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India|R. V. Russell

The members of the highest degree reside at Karbala, the sacred city.
Modern Persia|Mooshie G. Daniel

British Dictionary definitions for karbala

Karbala

Kerbela

/ (ˈkɑːbələ) /

noun

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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