Karbala, the city of Hussain recently saw an incredibly rare sight of snowfall. In fact, entire central and southern Iraq woke up to a white blanket. Snowfall in Iraq is nothing short of a miracle.
The people of Baghdad and Karbala were given a special surprise on the morning of February 11. This was the very first snowfall of the decade and surprisingly, it was the second snowfall to ever take place in Iraq.
Omg #Baghdad is snowing , sooo excited to see snow it’s beautiful, it’s first time ever happens . pic.twitter.com/OP64ztJOJU
— Ammar karim (@ammar_afp) February 11, 2020
The media head of the Iraqi Meteorological Center, Amer al Jaberi said that this snowfall was a result of the cold wave coming from Europe.
“Snowfall may continue until Wednesday given the very cold weather,”he said.
Within minutes social media platforms were flooded with pictures and videos from Iraq.
#Karbala_Snow Snow saluting OWNERS OF UNIVRSE IMAM HUSSAIN A.S and ABUL FAZAL AL ABBAS A.S 😭❤ pic.twitter.com/NEiKWKGIYA
— A.J Karbalaie (@JA_Karbalaie) February 11, 2020
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My parents sent me this picture live from karbala . It's behind our house covered in snow! pic.twitter.com/Yr4mfaa6dG
— 𝑴𝒖𝒏𝒂 منى 💫 (@MunaBaker) February 11, 2020
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People from all age groups were seen enjoying this rare occurrence. The first snowfall in the capital city was recorded in 2008, however, it was quick and by the time people figured out what really happened, it stopped. Prior to that, it had been a century since Baghdad saw any snowflakes.
Here are some of the mesmerizing photographs of snow blanket in Karbala and Baghdad.
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Ma Sha Allah..
This piece of land is a Piece of Jannah, why miracles won’t happen here?
Munazza Thanks for cover, iam very thanks full to you behen ??