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Encyclopedia of Religion entry for
Karbala
or MASH-HADU ‘L-HUSAIN. A city in al- ‘Iraq, celebrated as the scene of the martyrdom of al-Husain [AL-HUSAIN] and the place of his sepulcher. It is fifty mile south-west of Baghdad, and about six mile west of the Euphrates. 
citations: Dictionary of Islam, Hughes
article created 2006-04-12 , last updated 2006-04-12
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