The capital of Najaf Governorate in central Iraq, about 160 kilometers south of Baghdad, with an estimated 2024 population of about 1.41 million. It is home to the Imam Ali Shrine, the burial place of Ali ibn Abi Talib, cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad and the first Shia Imam, regarded by Shia Muslims as the holiest site in Islam after Mecca, Medina and Al-Aqsa.
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Nearly a year later, he moved to Najaf, where speeches he gave outlining his religiopolitical theory of Guardianship of the Jurist were compiled into the book Islamic Government.
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Its estimated population in 2024 was about 1.41 million people.
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Its estimated population in 2024 was about 1.41 million people.
Infobox: area_blank1_km2
1325
Infobox: Established date
791 CE
Infobox: Elevation (m)
60
Infobox: Coordinates
32.0000°N 44.3300°E
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- Wikidata Q168193, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).
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