🇮🇶 Irak
Karbala
Karbala is a major city in central Iraq. It is the capital of Karbala Governorate. With a population of around 800,000 people in 2024, Karbala is the second-largest city in central Iraq, after Baghdad. The city is located a few miles east of Lake Milh, also known as Razzaza Lake. Karbala is one of the main political, spiritual, and cultural hubs of Shia Islam.
- Country
- 🇮🇶 Irak
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Population
- 1,218,732
- Time zone
- Asia/Baghdad
- Coordinates
- 32.62, 44.02
How far Karbala is from other cities in Irak
- Bagdad88 km✈ 51 min · 🚗 1 h 28 min
- Erbil398 km✈ 1 h 14 min · 🚗 6 h 38 min
- Mosul422 km✈ 1 h 16 min · 🚗 7 h 2 min
- Basrah426 km✈ 1 h 16 min · 🚗 7 h 6 min
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