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News Iraq » Karbala » Tourism: Iraq targets 10% tourism contribution to GDP, plans 1.5m jobs
RIYADH: Iraq is targeting a 10 percent contribution from tourism to gross domestic product as part of a national strategy through 2035 aimed at revitalizing the sector and creating 1.5 million jobs.
News Iraq » Karbala » Tourism: Karbala Hotels Accommodate Around 5 Million Arbaeen Pilgrims
Iraq’s Tourism Organization has announced that hotels in the holy city of Karbala accommodated around five million Iraqi and foreign pilgrims during the Arbaeen pilgrimage of Imam Hussein (peace be ...
News Iraq » Karbala » Tourism: Arbaeen pilgrimage draws 22 million to Karbala amid Iraq-Iran tensions
Millions of Shiite Muslims marked the annual Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq's holy city of Karbala on Tuesday, with the event unfolding amid regional tensions and fears of another round of escalation in ...
News Iraq » Karbala » Tourism: Iraq: Ashoura in Karbala draws thousands of Shiite pilgrims for rituals
Iraq welcomed thousands of Shiite Muslim pilgrims to the holy city of Karbala on 25 June as Ashoura commemorations reached their peak. Worshippers gathered around the shrines of Imam Hussein and his ...
News Iraq » Karbala » Tourism: Pilgrims converge on Iraq's city of Karbala for the annual Arbaeen religious gathering, in photos
Millions of Shiite Muslim pilgrims are making their way to the Iraqi holy city of Karbala ahead of Arbaeen, one of the world’s largest annual religious gatherings. Many walk for days while others ...