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Karbala

Iraq

Watercolour of Karbala, Iraq. Along the Husayniyya Canal in the Euphrates River valley, centered around the sacred Bayn al-Haramayn plaza connecting the Imam Husayn and Al-Abbas shrines, with Shrine of Imam Husayn and Shrine of Al-Abbas.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
Shrine of Imam Husayn; Shrine of Al-Abbas; Bayn; Al-Ukhaidir Fortress; Husayniyya Canal; Mesopotamian; lush Euphrates valley oasis flora; Battle of Karbala
Viewpoint
Favor the classic viewpoint looking down the palm-lined marble concourse of Bayn al-Haramayn toward the golden dome and minarets of the Imam Husayn or Al-Abbas Shrine, showing date palm fronds and marble pavers in the foreground, the wide pedestrian boulevard and shrine facades in the middle-ground, and the soaring golden domes and minarets against the soft Mesopotamian sky in the background.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in the thick date palm groves enclosing the city, courtyard gardens, and fountain planters.
Guarded against
Not Najaf, Baghdad, or Samarra
Population1,218,732Wikidata: 690,100
Coordinates32.62°N, 44.02°E
Elevation28 m
Time zoneAsia/BaghdadUTC+3
Solar noon12:04clock runs 0.1 h ahead of the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Karbala and you surface in open ocean, nearest to Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands — 1,016 km from the exact antipodal point.

Nearest cities in the atlas

BaghdadIQ88 km
Sadr CityIQ95 km
KirkukIQ319 km
ErbilIQ397 km
Al Mawşil al JadīdahIQ421 km
MosulIQ422 km
BasrahIQ427 km
Al Başrah al QadīmahIQ430 km

Twinned cities

Wikidata records no twinned cities for Karbala inside this atlas.

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