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Where is Najaf? (IQ)

Najaf is a city located in IQ.
Latitude 32.02594 Longitude 44.34625

  Najaf location on the IQ map

Information about Najaf

• City: Najaf
• Country: IQ
• Latitude: 32.02594
• Longitude: 44.34625
• Time Zone: Asia/Baghdad

City of Najaf

Najaf is the capital city of the eponymous Najaf Governorate in central Iraq, about 160 km (99 mi) south of Baghdad. Its estimated population in 2024 was about 1.41 million people. 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. It is the burial place of Muhammad's son in law and cousin, ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib, and thus a major pilgrimage destination for Shia Muslims. The largest cemetery in the world (Wadi-us-Salaam) and the oldest Shi'a Islamic seminary in the world (Hawza of Najaf) are located in Najaf.
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