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Urban land uses are in a dynamic state that varies over time, the city of Karbala in Iraq has
experienced functional changes over the past 100 years, as the city is characterized by the
presence of significant tourist and socio-economic activity represented by religious tourism,
and it occur due to various reasons such as urbanization. The purpose of this study is to apply
a Markov model to analyze and predict the behavior of transforming the use of land in Karbala
city over time. This can include the conversion of agricultural land, or other areas into
residential, commercial, industrial land uses. The process of urbanization is typically driven
by population growth, economic development, based on a set of probabilities and transitions
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