🇮🇶 Karbala
Karbala is a city in Iraq with a population of about 1 million.
Country
Iraq
Population
1,218,732
Coordinates
32.62, 44.02
Rank in country
7th largest
Distance to capital
88 km
What to know about Karbala
Karbala is the 7th-largest city in Iraq that we track. It's about 88 km from Baghdad, Iraq's capital. The largest city nearby is Abū Ghurayb, with a population of about 900,000. Add Karbala to your travel map to keep a permanent record of the places you've been — no more relying on memory or old photos.
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