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===Other Names===
===Other Names===
In the words of Imam Ali (AS), it is known as Karb wa Bala.<ref>Shaykh Ṭūsī, " Amālī", p. 598.</ref>.
In the words of Imam Ali (AS), it is known as Karb wa Bala.<ref>Shaykh Ṭūsī, " Amālī", p. 598.</ref>.
The names Ninawa, Ghadhriya, and Hayr (or Ha’ir) have also been used for this geographical area.<ref>Khalīlī, "Mawsūʿah al-ʿAtabāt al-Muqaddasa",vol. 8,p. 179.</ref>
The names [[Ninawa]], [[Ghadhriya]], and Hayr (or Ha’ir) have also been used for this geographical area.<ref>Khalīlī, "Mawsūʿah al-ʿAtabāt al-Muqaddasa",vol. 8,p. 179.</ref>
 
===Historical and Linguistic Perspectives===
===Historical and Linguistic Perspectives===
*Connection with Babylon:
*Connection with Babylon: