A major city in central Iraq and the capital of Karbala Governorate, with a population of around 800,000 as of 2024 making it the second-largest city in central Iraq after Baghdad. Located a few miles east of Lake Milh, also called Razzaza Lake, it is one of the principal political, spiritual and cultural centers of Shia Islam.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Karbala (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section: population
With a population of around 800,000 people in 2024
Infobox: Area
42.4 km2 (16.4 sq mi)
Infobox: established_date
690 CE
Infobox: Elevation
28 m (92 ft)
Infobox: Coordinates
32°37′N 44°02′E
View the Source 2. GeoNames: Karbala - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 94824
32.61603 44.02488 P PPLA IQ 12 94822 1218732 32 Asia/Baghdad
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 32 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 32.75, 44.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 32.75, 44.25
32.75 44.25 BWh
Wikidata: Karbala
- Wikidata Q199909, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).
- In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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