City · 690,100 people
Karbala
City in Karbala Governorate, Iraq.
In and around Karbala
Map
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Weather by season
- Dec–Feb18° / 7°(a good time to go)
- Mar–May30° / 16°
- Jun–Aug44° / 28°
- Sep–Nov32° / 19°
Average high / low (°C). Data for Baghdad, 84 km away. Highlighted: the best months to go. Baghdad station, 2013–2025 monthly records · Meteostat. Raw data: NOAA, Deutscher Wetterdienst and others. (CC BY 4.0).
About Karbala
Karbala is a major city in Iraq, and the capital of Karbala Governorate. With a population of around 800,000 people in 2024, Karbala is the second-largest city in central Iraq, after Baghdad. The city is located a few miles east of Lake Milh, also known as Razzaza Lake.
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Full Karbala travel guide
Getting around, food, where to stay
Photo credits (2)
- Imam Husayn Shrine: User:HerbertReichart germany · Public domain · Commons
- Al-Abbas Shrine: Sameralhusseini1987 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
