Karbala
name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A city in central Iraq, site of the murder of Husayn ibn Ali and major pilgrimage destination for Shiite Muslims.
Example
More examples"Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad, was martyred in Karbala in the year 680."
Etymology
From Arabic كَرْبَلَاء (karbalāʔ), of uncertain etymology.