Karbala Governorate
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Karbala province, or Al Karbala province, is a province in the nation of Iraq. The capital is the city of Karbala. Karbala is a holy city for Shi'ite Muslims, and houses the shrine of Imam Hussein (AS), a heavily revered figure in Shi'ite Islam. Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims from Iran, to Afghanistan to Pakistan flood into the city to visit the shrine.
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| Al Anbar | Arbil | Babil | Baghdad | Al Basrah | Dahuk | Dhi Qar | Diyala | Al Karbala | Maysan | An Najaf | Ninawa | Al Muthanna | Al Qadisyah | At Ta'mim | Salah ad Din | As Sulaymaniyah | Wasit | |