Karbala Governorate

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Karbala Governorate
Location of Karbala Governorate
Coordinates: 32°27′N 43°48′E / 32.45, 43.8
Country Iraq
Capital Karbala
Population
 - Total 710,274
Main language(s) Arabic, Persian

Karbala province (Arabic: كربلاء‎) is a province in the nation of Iraq. The capital is the city of Karbala, a holy city for Shi'ite Muslims; it 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. Karbala is also the 8th of Iraq's 18 governates to be handed over by Coalition forces to full Iraqi government control. [1]

[edit] Provincial Government

  • Governor: Oqeil al-Khazaali [1]
  • Deputy Governor: Jawad al-Hasnawi [2]
  • Provincial Council Chairman (PCC): Abdul al-Al al-Yasseri [3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "US turns security for Karbala over to Iraqi forces". Wikinews, October 29, 2007.
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