Place:Al-Najaf, Iraq

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NameAl-Najaf
Alt namesNajaf Governorate
Al-Najafsource: WeRelate abbreviation
An Najaf provincesource: Wikipedia
An-Najafsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
An-Najaf governoratesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
An-Najāfsource: Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 292
Muāfaat An-Najafsource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Najafsource: War on Iraq [maps]. CNN (2003)
Najaf Governoratesource: Wikipedia
Najaf provincesource: Wikipedia
TypeGovernorate
Coordinates31.983°N 44.333°E
Located inIraq     (1976 - )
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Abu Sukhayr
Al-Hirah
Al-Kifl
Al-Maʿānīyah
Ash-Shabakah
Kufa ( 600 - )
Najaf ( 791 - )
source: Family History Library Catalog


source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Najaf Governorate or Najaf Province is a governorate in central and southern Iraq. The capital is the city of Najaf. The other major city is Al Kufah. Both cities are holy to Shia Muslims, who form the majority of the population.

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