A train passenger traveling from Baghdad to Karbala, a Shiite holy city some 60 miles south of the capital, reads a prayer book.

一名从巴格达到卡尔巴拉的乘客正在火车上阅读祈祷书，卡尔巴拉是距离首都南部60英里外的圣城。

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Mr. Joda, a native of Basra, came to Karbala in 2004 to fish and raise water buffaloes in the lush wetlands that reminded him of his home.

Joda先生来自巴士拉，2004年来到卡尔巴拉这片葱郁的湿地打渔养水牛，这让他想起家乡。

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Ibn Khaldun wrote his penetrating works on the philosophy of history some 700 years after Karbala.

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In the coming week, 2 million Shiites are expected to attend services in Najaf and Karbala.

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