How many syllables in karbala?

There are 3 syllables in the word karbala.

How to pronounce karbala:

karbala (noun):: noun. a city of central Iraq to the south of Baghdad; a holy city for Shiite Muslims because it is the site of the tomb of Mohammed's grandson who was killed there in 680.

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