Karbala

[ kahr-buh-luh ]

/ ˈkɑr bə lə /

noun

Kerbela.

Example sentences 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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Karbala

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British Dictionary definitions for karbala

Kerbela

noun