Kerbela
a town in central Iraq: holy city of the Shiʿite sect.
- Also Karbala.
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How to use Kerbela in a sentence
As soon as the weather cleared we made a run to Kerbela—a lovely town, with miles of gardens surrounding it and two great mosques.
War in the Garden of Eden | Kermit RooseveltThe dead are often conveyed hundreds of miles to be interred in Nejef and Kerbela.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria | Morris JastrowThe Kerbelese resisted, and Kerbela was bombarded (hence the ruined condition of the old walls) and reduced with great slaughter.
Three days of easy travelling brought us to Kerbela, for we did not care to push on fast, and four days more to Bagdad.
A Pilgrimage to Nejd, Vol. 2 [of 2] | Anne BluntKerbela, which lies fifty miles north of Meshhed Ali, is physically quite unlike its rival.
A Pilgrimage to Nejd, Vol. 2 [of 2] | Anne Blunt
British Dictionary definitions for Kerbela
/ (ˈkɜːbələ) /
a variant of Karbala
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