The social transformation of the historical city centre of Karbala, Iraq

Sabeeh Lafta Farhan and Zuhair A. Nasar
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Sabeeh Lafta Farhan: Wasit University, Iraq
Zuhair A. Nasar: University of Kufa, Iraq

Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal, 2022, vol. 15, issue 3, 293-307

Abstract: Traditional holy cities, such as Karbala in Iraq, suffer from various challenges, namely socio-demographic transformations. This paper studies three important aspects. First, it investigates land use in the holy city of Karbala for religious, commercial and residential purposes. Secondly, it explores the different methods and materials that can be used to study this. Thirdly, it focuses on the symbolic aspect of the holy city of Karbala, the development of its historic city sectors and its demographic transformation. The paper concludes that the demographic changes are clearly related to political fluctuations in Iraq and the Middle East in general. Relocation and immigration to the city are the outcome of the recent events of violence in the country. This increase in population is directly affecting the standard of services in this city.

Keywords: social transformation; historical city centre; Holy Karbala; Iraq (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R00 Z33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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