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Kerbala

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Noun1.KerbalaKerbala - a city of central Iraq to the south of Baghdad; a holy city for Shiite Muslims because it is the site of the tomb of Mohammed's grandson who was killed there in 680
Karbala, Kerbela
Battle of Kerbala - a battle in 680 in which the grandson of Mohammed and his followers were killed; "the Battle of Kerbala is the basis for the Ta'ziyehs that are performed annually"
Al-Iraq, Irak, Iraq, Republic of Iraq - a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq


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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.
Wheels of Justice tour includes CPT volunteer from Iraq by Daher, Kate / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
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.
Canadian International Development Agency by Community Action
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.
What did we win? The war was short and our losses--though ... by Grigg, William Norman / The New American
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