Karbala Governorate

Karbala Governorate محافظة كربلاء
Governorate
Aerial view of the shrine of Imam Hussain
Seal
Coordinates: 32°27′N 43°48′E
Country	Iraq
Capital	Karbala
Government
• Governor	Nassif Jassim al-Khattabi
Area
• Total	5,034 km^2 (1,944 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	1,218,732
• Density	240/km^2 (630/sq mi)
HDI (2021)	0.666[1] medium

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.

Provincial Government

• Governor: Nassif Jassim al-Khattabi
• Deputy Governor: Ali al-Meyali
• Provincial Council Chairman (PCC): Qassim al-Yesari
• Deputy PCC: Mahfudh al-Tamimi

Districts

Politics

Results of the 2023 Provincial elections (seats):

• Ibdaa' Karbala (7)
• State of Law Coalition (2)
• We Build Alliance (2)
• Abshir Ya Iraq (1)
• National State Forces Coalition (1)

Districts

• Ain Al-Tamur
• Al-Hindiya (Tuwayrij)
• Karbala

References

1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
2. "Kerbala Governorate Profile" (PDF). NCC Iraq. Retrieved 4 January 2020.