Al-Ukhaydir Palace
Al-Ukhaydir Palace is located in the southwest of Karbala, fifty kilometers away from it, and 192 kilometers southwest of Baghdad. The Ukhaydir Palace is a rectangular palace, measuring 160 x 160 meters, and it contained a mosque with a small mihrab. The palace dates back to the times preceding the Islamic conquest of Iraq. The Ukhaydir Palace is a wonderful architectural style that combines the Sassanid and Byzantine styles and details that were not known before Islam.