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	Encyclopedia: Karbala
		Karbala's prominence in Shi'a Islam is the result of the Battle of Karbala, fought on the site of the modern city on the 10th of Muharram in 61 A.H. October 10, 680).
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		Karbala's development was strongly influenced by the Persians, who were the dominant community for many years (making up 75% of the city's population by the early 20th century).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Karbala (1901 words)

	Karbala, Iraq: Holy City of Shi'a Islam - ReligionFacts.com
		Karbala is one of Iraq's wealthiest cities, profiting both from religious visitors and its agricultural produce, especially dates.
		Karbala and the Imam Husayn in Persian and Indo-Muslim literature - al-islam.org
		Detailed description of Karbala, its religious significance, and recent terrorist attacks there, by an organization that "is working to improve the capabilities of the American intelligence community to respond to new and emerging threats, reducing the need to resort to the use of force, while enhancing the effectiveness of military forces when needed."
	www.religionfacts.com /islam/places/karbala.htm (910 words)

	Karbala -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		It is split into two districts, "Old Karbala", the religious centre, and "New Karbala", the residential district containing Islamic schools and government buildings.
		Another focal point of the Shi'a pilgrimage to Karbala is al-Makhayam, traditionally believed to be the location of Husain's camp, where the martyrdom of Husain and his followers is publicly commemorated.
		Karbala's development was strongly influenced by the (The language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms) Persians, who were the dominant community for many years (making up 75% of the city's population by the early (additional info and facts about 20th century) 20th century).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/K/Ka/Karbala.htm (637 words)

	[A-List] US Forces Assault Shiite Mosque, Kill 66 Iraqis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Iraqi leaders in Karbala were trying to negotiate an end to the fighting, but coalition officials have demanded that al-Sadr disband his militia and "face justice" on the arrest warrant.
		In Karbala, a province of 1.5 million people 60 miles south of Baghdad, 663 people were killed from May through April, or an average of 55 a month, said Ali Alardawi, deputy administrator of Alhuien Hospital, which runs the morgue in the provincial capital, Karbala.
		Tikrit, a province of 650,000 people 90 miles north of Baghdad, recorded 205 people killed from May through April, or an average of 17 a month, said Najat Khorshid Sa'id, statistics director at the morgue in the provincial capital, Tikrit, which was Saddam's hometown.
	lists.econ.utah.edu /pipermail/a-list/2004-May/030597.html (2613 words)

	Karbala Governorate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Karbala province, or Al Karbala province, is a province in the nation of Iraq.
		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, Afghanistan and Pakistan flood into the city to visit the shrine.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Karbala_province (87 words)

	.: Print Version :.
		KARBALA, IRAQ ---- The battle for the holy province of Najaf in August was a key strategic victory for the U.S. military effort in Iraq and served as a model for the later assault on Fallujah, the top Marine commander in Iraq told Marines at a small base at the edge of Karbala on Tuesday.
		Sattler praised the troops for their role in the three-week battle that he said liberated the provinces of Najaf and Karbala, which are south of Baghdad, from the grip of local Shiite militants.
		The largely Shiite Muslim cities of Najaf and Karbala are expected to escape most of the election violence military leaders say they foresee in the Sunni regions and in the northern city of Mosul.
	www.nctimes.com /articles/2005/01/26/military/iraq/65218.prt (750 words)

	Marine Corps News -> New mayor ready to serve Karbala's citizens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		KARBALA, Iraq (July 13, 2003) -- Following the resignation of the previous U.S.-appointed mayor, who quit two weeks ago amid allegations of financial impropriety, Karbala's city council met with the newest mayor July 13 to continue work on a new governmental structure.
		The people of Karbala have already noticed a large change in the behavior and performance of the law officers of Karbala.
		Akram Al-Yasari, mayor of Karbala, Iraq, who was appointed by the council after the previous mayor resigend amid allegations of misuse of funds, talks with Michael Gfoeller, head of the Coalition Provisional Authority in southeastern Iraq.
	www.marines.mil /marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/lookupstoryref/200372065312 (951 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Karbala Province is one of the more densely populated regions in Iraq, with an area of little over 5,000 km2 and a population of more than 700,000.
		Details of IRAC projects implemented in Karbala (as well as of those awaiting implementation or funding) can be found on this page; a more detailed map of the Province can be viewed by clicking on the highlighted area of the national map to the left (map in PDF format).
		Karbala is one of the cities in Iraq that was specifically targeted militarily by the Saddam regime and lost many thousands of its young men during the uprising of 1991 and the years that followed.
	www.irac.org.uk /karbala_projects.htm (1565 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Autonomous ambition spreads to Iraq's Shiite regions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Shiite governor of Karbala province told AFP that a committee has been set up to look into creating an autonomous region in central Iraq -- home to many from the country's Shiite majority -- that would include his province.
		The committee, he said, would look into the question of whether it would be more useful for Karbala province to form an autonomous region with Najaf province to the south, or with those of Babylon and Wasset to the east.
		The three Kurdish provinces have made up the country's sole autonomous region since Baghdad was forced to withdraw from the area under international pressure in the wake of the 1991 Gulf War.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVIU-6D4JC6?OpenDocument (695 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Karbala (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The place is most know for its role in the battle of Karbala.
		At the centre of the old city is the Masjad al-Husain, the tomb of Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad by his daughter Fatima and Ali ibn Abi Talib.
		It was marred by bomb attacks on March 2, 2004 (10 Muharram 1425 A.H.), now known as the Ashoura Massacre, which killed and wounded hundreds despite tight security in the city.
	www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Karbala (962 words)

	THE HOLY CITY OF KARBALA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		As it also has a border at south part with Najaf province, and at the east with Hilla province and part of Baghdad province, while it also has border with Syrian desert and lands of kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
		It is reported by the researchers that, the word Karbala means (nearness of God), and the word is an old Babylonian origin.
		The word Karbala is also a name of plant of wood sorrel, so may be the city is named as Karbala considering that there is a lot of this plants in the city.
	www.rafed.net /towns/english/karbala.html (2327 words)

	Karbala (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Shi'a Muslims consider it to be one of the holiest places in the world, second only to Mecca and Najaf.
		At the centre of the old city is the Mashad al-Husain, the tomb of Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad by his daughter Fatima and Ali ibn Abi Talib.
		The city is extremely ancient – its name is variously said to be derived from Assyrian, Babylonian or Persian roots and it was in use as a Christian graveyard prior to the Islamic conquest.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/K/Karbala.htm (862 words)

	THE LATEST NEWS OF IRAQ
		In the agitated Governorate of Karbala the main streets have witnessed the emergence of thousands of citizens to demonstrate angrily, repeating anti regime slogans and accusing the criminal Saddam and his gangs of the assassination of the Martyred Ayatollah As Sayyid Mohammad As Sadr and his two son.
		In Babil province demonstrations took place in the city of Hilla the centre of the province, Misaiyab and Mahaweel districts and the people shouted slogans against Saddam's regime and demanded the overthrown of the regime which was responsible for the assassination of religious scholars and Iraqi people.
		Arrests in the Districts and Counties of Mosul Province.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/sciri/news.htm (6193 words)

	Karbala, Iraq, Pictures
		Karbala', city in central Iraq, capital of Karbala' Province, on the edge of the Syrian Desert.
		Karbala', one of the holiest Islamic cities, is the center of pilgrimage for the Shiites, one of the Muslim sects.
		In the center of the city is the shrine of Husayn ibn Ali, a Muslim martyr.
	www.greatestcities.com /Middle_East/Iraq/Karbala_city.html (181 words)

	Distributions Made to Karbala Province to Organize Projects in the Area
		The terrorists are trying to strike discord in the holy city of Karbala and against stability in Iraq.
		Assisting the people in Karbala Province is an important goal for CPA.
		Additional projects to help Karbala recover from the recent bombings will be announced in the coming days.
	www.cpa-iraq.org /pressreleases/20040104_karbala.htm (441 words)

	Iraq's simmering south \| csmonitor.com
		KARBALA, IRAQ - Night was falling swiftly over the golden domes of this Shiite holy city when US soldiers manning the main police station received an urgent call: A robbery and stabbing had stirred trouble outside the Imam Hussein Mosque, and the newly trained Iraqi police needed backup.
		The Karbala incident is one of many that demonstrate the fragility of the US-led occupation in Iraq.
		The Karbala operation was at least a temporary success, but the vulnerabilities at other mosques persisted - culminating in the massive car bombing that rocked the Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf on August 29.
	www.csmonitor.com /2003/0922/p01s03-woiq.htm (1809 words)

	Sgt Grit's Marine Forum - As Marines Go Home... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		KARBALA, Iraq(Aug. 26, 2003) -- After more than five months rebuilding the local infrastructure, the Marines of 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment are preparing to return to home after handing over to the Bulgarian Army Aug. 26.
		The Bulgarian force is in the city to guarantee a secure environment for the continued work to be done both by coalition members and the various nonprofit organizations operating in the city.
		Matthew A. Lopez, 39, the battalion commander and Karbala province military governor.
	www.grunt.com /forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=5589 (652 words)

	Governor elected to head up Iraqi holy city of Karbala
		Haidar returned to Karbala, which had been a symbol of resistance against the regime since a crushed 1991 uprising, around 10 days ago after several years in the United States.
		Karbala, a holy Shiite city along with Najaf a further 80 kilometers south, is home to around half a million people, while Karbala province as a whole is home to three times that number.
		Haidar said US forces were stationed at the entrances to Karbala and had been sending a limited number of patrols into the city at night to head off any security breaches.
	www.spacewar.com /2003-a/030416141542.auivvip5.html (398 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Karbala
		In Karbala, a holy Shiite city, turnout at some precincts appeared to hover around 50 percent, which, if true for the province as a whole, would be down from January.
		Near Karbala, a Shiite holy city south of Baghdad, three Iraqi soldiers were killed in a firefight with police owing to circumstances that remained unclear, a local official said.
		KARBALA, Iraq -- Hundreds of thousands of Shi'ite pilgrims descended yesterday on the holy city of Karbala, paying tribute to one of their most-revered saints in defiance of threats of violence by the country's Sunni-dominated insurgency...
	worldcities.surfwax.com /files/Karbala_Iraq.html (4375 words)

	Informed Comment : 02/01/2004 - 02/29/2004
		On Monday the governor of Karbala, Saad Safuk, forbade the holding of demonstrations unless the demonstrators had applied for and received a permit at least 24 hours prior to the rally.
		In Karbala, the Coalition Provisional Authority gave in to popular demand, and said that the new 40-person provincial council recently appointed by the Americans would be subjected to a vote of religious leaders and notables.
		The Washington Post reports that the issues of the nature of federalism and the rights of minorities and provinces with regard to Iraq's Kurds are creating a deadlock in the Interim Governing Council as it polishes the Fundamental Law that will serve as a constitution until a new one can be drafted.
	www.juancole.com /2004_02_01_juancole_archive.html (12179 words)

	Karbala Governorate -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Karbala province, or Al Karbala province, is a province in the nation of (A republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq; modern government is involved in state-sponsored terrorism) Iraq.
		The capital is the city of (A city of central Iraq 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.
		(A city of central Iraq 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 is a holy city for Shi'ite Muslims, and houses the shrine of Imam Hussein (AS), a heavily revered figure in Shi'ite Islam.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/k/ka/karbala_governorate.htm (143 words)

	11th MEU (SOC) assumes responsibility of Karbala province
		While in Karbala province, MEU Marines, soldiers and sailors will conduct security patrols; train, equip and work with leadership in the 401st Battalion, 50th Iraqi National Guard Brigade, and police force; and conduct civil military operations in their area of responsibility southwest of Baghdad.
		MEU Marines assumed control of the An Najaf and Al Qadisiyah provinces on July 31, 2004 and relinquished control of Al Qadisiyah province to MND-CS forces on Nov. 30.
		Apicella said that the 11th MEU had a large advantage in Karbala -- many of the Marines from (Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment) were here last year during Operation Iraqi Freedom I and are no strangers to the city.
	globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/2004/12/mil-041223-usmc01.htm (683 words)

	Marine Corps News -> Village hospital gets coalition help (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		With the next nearest hospital 86 kilometers away in the city of Karbala, the village hospital is essential to the community.
		Currently, a tanker supplies all the water to the village because farmers have made holes in the main pipeline to get water for themselves and their animals, which has caused both a water shortage and contamination of the water supplied by the pipeline, he said.
		Humadi, the minister of health for the province, oversees the use of all the money and has a group of people he trusts check the work and materials for quality, Reethof-Bower said.
	www.marines.mil /marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/lookupstoryref/200371331526 (648 words)

	Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Saturday, 5 March 2005 and Sunday, 6 March 2005
		After the attack, US troops and Iraqi puppet forces sealed off the area and launched a wave of arrests exclusively of Sunni Muslims living in the area as the Iraqi puppet forces evacuated their dead and wounded from the area.
		The correspondent in Karbala’ said that the Iraqi puppet forces, whose members belong to the Shi‘i chauvinist Badr Brigades, arrested six persons, including the man who declaims the call to prayer in the mosque and four of the mosque guards.
		Leaders of Iraq’s Sunni community called for peace in Karbala’, in the face of these obvious attempts aimed at stirring up divisive discord between religious communities with the aim of splitting up the country.
	www.albasrah.net /moqawama/english/0305/iraqiresistancereport_05-060305.htm (3411 words)

	ChristianIraq.com » New super-region formed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		(Al-Ittihad) A spokesman for Karbala provincial council, Ghalib al-Dumy, has announced the creation a Central Iraq Region, the purpose of which is to create a cohesive crossroads between all parts of the country - including links to the Iranian and Saudi borders.
		The new region encompasses Babylon, Kut, and Karbala provinces (or governorates).
		The administrative status of these provinces does not change, but one practical shift is the transfer of al-Nukhaib district, which the Baathist regime attached to Anbar province, to Karbala province to provide a route to the Saudi frontier.
	www.christianiraq.com /news/2005/05/19/new-super-region-formed (141 words)

	Marine Corps News -> Japanese take look at Karbala (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		KARBALA, Iraq (July 13, 2003) -- The special advisor to the prime minister of Japan, along with other Japanese officials, came to a city council meeting July 13 to gather information regarding medical issues in Iraq.
		Though the primary area of concern to the Japanese is a joint medical mission with the Egyptians, they will also examine such topical issues as Iraq's industrial base, which was also broached at the meeting.
		Matthew A. Lopez, 39, from Naperville, Ill., the military governor of Karbala province and commander of 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment.
	www.usmc.mil /marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/lookupstoryref/200372441223 (582 words)

	Millions flocking to Karbala ready for martyrdom despite terror threats \| Jafariya News Network
		Meanwhile, the Karbala Province has demanded from the government to send military experts from ministries of defense and interior to Holy Karbala for participation in security arrangements that include ban on all vehicles and motor cycles in the city.
		Compatriots have set up tents and camps throughout routes of Holy Najaf and Holy Karbala to facilitate the devotees, and foods are being prepared in giant pots for the pilgrims.
		HOLY KARBALA, Iraq: As days of Zyarah Ash-Shabania (15 Shaban) approaching, preparations and arrangements are being given final shape in the holy city of Karbala to provide best services and safe environment to millions of pilgrims.
	www.jafariyanews.com /2k5_news/sep/18pilgrims_15shaban_iraq.htm (481 words)

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