Al-Hindiya
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Hindiya
)Al-Hindiya
الهندية | |
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City | |
Kerbala | |
| Municipality | Al-Hindiya District |
| Population (2018)[citation needed ] | |
| • Total | 84,100 |
Al-Hindiya or Hindiya (
Day of Ashura.[1]
It has 84,100 citizens.
History
The city was founded in 1793 AD by "Muhammad Yahya Al-Hindi" ( محمّد يحيى آصف الدولة بهادر الهندي), who was the first Nawab of Awadh. He funded digging a canal on the Euphrates to provide drinkable water for the region.[2]
Notable people
Nouri al Maliki
went to school there in his younger days.
References
- ^ "1 million pilgrims perform Tuwairij rush in Karbala". Aswat al-Iraq. 27 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ مجلة التراث الشعبي - العدد الأول - سنة 2002 (in Arabic)
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