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Najaf District | |
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| Country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Najaf Governorate |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Najaf District is a district of the Najaf Governorate, Iraq.
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Najaf District | |
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| Country | Iraq |
| Governorate | Najaf Governorate |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Najaf District is a district of the Najaf Governorate, Iraq.
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Al-Najaf or An-Najaf al-Ashraf, is a city in central Iraq about 160 km south of Baghdad. Its estimated population in 2018 was about 747,000 people. It is the capital of Najaf Governorate. It is widely considered amongst the holiest cities of Shia Islam and one of its spiritual capitals, whilst also remaining the center of Shia political power in Iraq. It is reputedly the burial place of Muhammad's son in law and cousin, Imam ‘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, and a major pilgrimage destination for Shia Muslims.
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.
Iraq's 18 governorates are subdivided into 120 districts (kaza).
Najaf Shahr is a city in the Central District of Sirjan County, Kerman province, Iran, and serves as the administrative center for Najafabad Rural District.
Barg-e Najaf is a village in Gerit Rural District, Papi District, Khorramabad County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 122, across 23 families.
Najaf Qoli is a village in Doab Rural District, in the Central District of Selseleh County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 67, in 13 families.
Najaf is a village in Howmeh Rural District, in the Central District of Maneh and Samalqan County, North Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,238, in 300 families.
Kheyr Khujeh-ye Najaf is a village in Atrak Rural District, Dashli Borun District, Gonbad-e Qabus County, Golestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 159, in 35 families.
Kalateh-ye Najaf is a village in Doruneh Rural District, Anabad District, Bardaskan County, Razavi Khorasan Province, in Northeast Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 31, in 8 families.
Qeshlaq-e Najaf is a village in Khezel-e Sharqi Rural District, Khezel District, Nahavand County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 228, in 43 families.
Shah Najaf is a village in Poshtkuh Rural District of Emamzadeh Hasan District, Falard County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, and serves as capital of the district.
Movali Najaf Chalaveh is a village in Qalkhani Rural District, Gahvareh District, Dalahu County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 195, in 42 families.
Qaleh-ye Najaf Ali Khan is a village in Mahidasht Rural District, Mahidasht District, Kermanshah County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 376, in 86 families.
Rizvand-e Najaf is a village in, and the capital of, Beshiva Pataq Rural District of the Central District of Sarpol-e Zahab County, Kermanshah province, Iran.
Qeshlaq-e Gurchinlu Hajj Najaf is a village in Qeshlaq-e Jonubi Rural District, Qeshlaq Dasht District, Bileh Savar County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 153, in 31 families.
Najaf Qoli Qeshlaqi is a village in Ojarud-e Shomali Rural District, in the Central District of Germi County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 348, in 61 families.
Luleh Daraq-e Hajj Najaf is a village in Qeshlaq-e Shomali Rural District, in the Central District of Parsabad County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 424, in 91 families.
Qeshlaq-e Najaf Khanlu is a village in Qeshlaq Rural District, in the Central District of Ahar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 74, in 13 families.
Najaf-e Tarakomeh is a village in Abish Ahmad Rural District of Abish Ahmad District, Kaleybar County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.
Al-Meshkhab is an Iraqi city and capital of the Al-Meshkhab district situated in the Najaf Governorate, 35 km south of Najaf and 230 km south west of Baghdad. The city is located on the Al-Meshkhab Channel. The majority of the local population consists of Shia Islam belonging to Arabic tribes such as Alzurfy, Muhany and Al-Ghazali. The city was first established as a village in 1916 during the Ottoman Iraq era, promoted to subdistrict then finally upgraded to district capital in 2014.