Location
Located about 105 km Southwest of the capital Baghdad at 32.61°N, 44.08°E, Karbala lies on the edge of the desert west of the Euphrates River and on the left side of the Hussainiyya Canal. To the West as well as the North is al-Anbar province; Najaf province borders the city from the South; while the Eastern side leads to Babylon province and some outlying districts of Baghdad.
The climate is damp, very hot in summer, and mild in autumn; its land is watered by the canals of the Euphrates River. Karbala has many orchards, it has flat lands suitable for various forms of agriculture, and all sides of the city are surrounded by fruit trees and palm groves.