February 1, 2010

Half a million foreigners to mark Arbaeen in Karbala

HOLY KARBALA, Iraq: At least half a million (500,000) foreign pilgrims are expected to observe Arbaeen Al-Imam Al-Hussein in this holy city this year, Karbala tourism director said.In a press statement, Ahmed Abdel Hussein said that all of the 320 hotels in the city have been reserved by these foreign pilgrims who belong to Gulf States, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, India, Pakistan, Iran and Africa.

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