Official Name: | Karbala Governorate |
Native Name: | محافظة كربلاء |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Other Name: | Karbala Province |
Mapsize: | 200px |
Leader Title: | Governor |
Leader Name: | Nassif Jassim al-Khattabi |
Settlement Type: | Governorate |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iraq |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Karbala |
Coordinates: | 32.45°N 91°W |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Total: | 1,218,732 |
Area Total Km2: | 5034 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec2: | HDI (2021) |
Blank Info Sec2: | 0.666[1] |
Karbala Governorate (Arabic: محافظة كربلاء, Muḥāfażat 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.[2] The governorate includes part of the artificial Lake Milh.
Results of the 2023 Provincial elections (seats):