Al-Najaf
ٱلنَّجَف an-Najaf al-Ashraf, Baniqia | |
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Coordinates: 32°00′00″N 44°20′00″E / 32.00000°N 44.33333°E | |
Country | Iraq |
Governorate | Najaf |
Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
Population | |
• Estimate (2018)[1] | 747,261 |
Time zone | UTC+3 |
Najaf or An-Najaf or Al-Najaf (Arabic: ٱلنَّجَف) or An-Najaf al-Ashraf (Arabic: ٱلنَّجَف ٱلْأَشْرَف), is the capital city of Najaf Governorate in central Iraq about 160 km (99 mi) south of Baghdad. Its estimated population in 2024 is about 1.41 million people.[1] It is widely considered amongst the holiest cities of Shia Islam and one of its spiritual capitals, as well as the center of Shia political power in Iraq.[7] It is the burial place of Muhammad's son in law and cousin, ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib. It is also the location of the largest cemetery in the world, (Wadi-us-Salaam), of one of the most important seminaries in the Shi'i Islamic world (Hawza of Najaf), and a major pilgrimage destination for Shia Muslims.
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