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Encyclopedia > Najaf Governorate

Najaf province, or An Najaf province, is a province in the nation of Iraq. The province has an area of 28,824 km². In 2003 it had an estimated population of 931,600 people. Image File history File links IraqAnNajaf. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The capital is the city of Najaf. The other major city is Al Kufah. Both cities are holy to Shiite Muslims, who form the majority of the population. Najaf (Arabic: ) is a city in Iraq, about 160 km south of Baghdad, located at 31. ... Kufa (الكوفة al-Kufa in Arabic) is a city in Iraq, about 170 km south of Baghdad, and 10 km northeast of Najaf. ... Shi‘as (the adjective in Arabic is شيعى shi‘i; English has traditionally used Shiite) which mean follower in Arabic make up the second largest sect of believers in Islam, constituting about 30%-35% of all Muslim. ... A Muslim is a believer in or follower of Islam. ...



Governorates (Provinces) of Iraq Flag of Iraq
Al Anbar | Arbil | Babil | Baghdad | Al Basrah | Dahuk | Dhi Qar | Diyala | Al Karbala | Maysan | An Najaf | Ninawa | Al Muthanna | Al Qadisyah | At Ta'mim | Salah ad Din | As Sulaymaniyah | Wasit

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Najaf (366 words)
Najaf is the capital of the Najaf governorate with about 900,000 inhabitants (2003 estimate; 590,000 in the 1987 census).
Najaf's main reason for fame, is the shrine of Ali, 4th Caliph of Islam and 1st Imam of Shi'i Islam.
Around 1800: Najaf is besieged by the Wahhabism / Muwahhidun.
Gorilla’s Guides » Najaf (Governorate) (10119 words)
The southern governorates are to coordinate mine clearance operations representatives from Maysan, Dhi Qar and Babel, Najaf and Karbala attended a conferencein Basrah and agreed to coordinate their efforts.
A source in the governorate administration told WNA The Independent Iraki News Broadcasting Service on Monday, that eligible persons who have completed their applications (sequences 1-135) should present themselves on Thursday, 21-06-2007.
In Najaf Sadruddin al-Qubanchi, a leader in the Shiite Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (SIIC), formerly known as the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI), condemned the attacks that targeted al-Ashra al-Mubashara mosque and the tomb of Talha Ibn Ubeid Illah.
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