Place:Karbala Governorate
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Short description: Governorate of Iraq
Karbala Governorate محافظة كربلاء Karbala Province | |
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Governorate | |
 Aerial view of the shrine of Imam Hussain | |
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| Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] : 32°27′N 43°48′E / 32.45°N 43.8°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Capital | Karbala |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Aqil Al-Turaihi[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,034 km2 (1,944 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 1,218,732 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.689[2] medium |
Karbala Governorate (Arabic: كربلاء Karbalāʾ) is a governorate in central Iraq. Its administrative center is the city of Karbala, a holy city for Shia Muslims for housing the shrine of the revered Imam Hussein. The population is majority Shia.[3] The governorate includes part of the artificial Lake Milh.
Provincial Government
- Governor: Aqil Al-Turaihi
- Deputy Governor: Jawad al-Hasnawi [1]
- Provincial Council Chairman (PCC): Abdul al-Al al-Yasseri [2]
Districts
- Ain Al-Tamur
- Al-Hindiya
- Karbala
- Al Hurr
References
- ↑ "Prime Minister Dr. Haider Al-Abadi received the governor of Karbala Mr.Aqil Al-Turaihi and the head of the provincial council Mr. Nasayif Jassim Al-Khitabi". http://pmo.iq/pme/press2015en/22-11-20154en.htm.
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab" (in en). https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/.
- ↑ "Kerbala Governorate Profile". NCC Iraq. https://www.ncciraq.org/images/infobygov/NCCI_Kerbala_Governorate_Profile.pdf.
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