Architecture of the City of Karbala Through History

The city of Karbala has a bilateral relation with Islamic culture, each effecting the other. The formation of this city first started when Imam Husayn (a) was buried there and his admirers settled around his grave. The population of the city slowly started to rise. The city bears in itself both Iraqi and Islamic architecture, some made with local material, some with material imported from other places.
The first building in Karbala was set up two days after the event of Ashura, on the 12th Muharram 61. Thereafter, various kinds of structures were built through different historical eras, specially during the Jalairid, Safavid, and modern era.
The structures in Karbala can be categorized into two groups; Religious and Cultural structures, such as two holy shrines, cemeteries, stations, mosques, hosayniyyas, and schools, and Historical and Ancient Structures, such as Bazaars and marketplaces, caravanserais, public baths, ancient houses, and castles.
This article explains the characteristics of the architecture of Karbala, and quotes some of the pub by the tourists of Karbala.