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    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...
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  • Al-Najaf Sports Club (Arabic: نادي النجف الرياضي) is an Iraqi professional football club based in Najaf. They are members of the Iraq Stars League. Al-Najaf...
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  • Durr Al Najaf (Arabic: دُر ٱلنَّجَف) is a glossy and clear gemstone from the quartz family. The name means "pearl of Najaf" as it can only be sourced from...
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    Najaf Governorate (Arabic: محافظة النجف, romanized: Muḥāfażat an-Najaf) or Najaf Province is a governorate in central and southern Iraq. The capital is...
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    Al Najaf International Airport (IATA: NJF; ICAO: ORNI) is an international airport serving Najaf, Iraq, and is located on the eastern side of the city...
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  • Look up Najaf in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Najaf is a city in Iraq. Najaf may also refer to: Najaf Governorate, a province in Iraq Najaf, Iran,...
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    The Najaf Seminary (Arabic: حوزة النجف), also known as the al-Hawza Al-Ilmiyya (الحوزة العلمية), is the oldest and one of the most important Shia seminaries...
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    Mīrzā Najaf Khān Bahādur, simply known as Mirza Najaf Khan (1723 – 26 April 1782) was an adventurer of Safavid lineage who came to Delhi around 1740 from...
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  • Agha Najaf Ali (Persian: آقا نجف علی; fl. 1815 – c. 1860) was an Iranian painter from the Agha Najaf family of Isfahan. Agha Najaf Ali studied under Ali...
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     'Valley of Peace') is an Islamic cemetery, located in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq. It is the largest cemetery in the world. The cemetery covers 1,485...
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    Najaf was fought between United States and Iraqi forces on one side and the Mahdi Army led by Muqtada al-Sadr on the other in the Iraqi city of Najaf...
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    Shah Najaf Imambara is one of the several imambaras in Lucknow. Shah Najaf Imambara was constructed by Nawab Ghazi-ud-Din Haider in 1818, the last nawab...
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  • Nawab Mir Najaf Ali Khan is a grandson of the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan and is a prominent figure known for heritage conservation, social...
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  • Najaf Lakzaee (born 1969) is a researcher of religious and political sciences. He holds a PhD in political studies from Imam Sadiq University. He has...
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    The Battle of Najaf was a major battle in the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq. The first stage of the battle was fought when the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division...
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  • Najaf Quli (Azerbaijani: Nəcəfqulu; Persian: نجفقلی, romanized: Najafqoli) is a male given name built from quli. Najafqulu Khan I Najafqulu Khan II Najafqoli...
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    northeast of Najaf. It is located on the banks of the Euphrates River. The estimated population in 2003 was 110,000. Currently, Kufa and Najaf are joined...
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  • Najaf District is a district of the Najaf Governorate, Iraq. v t e...
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  • 8th Najaf Ashraf Armored Division (Persian: لشکر 8 نجف اشرف) is a division of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. It was first officially organized...
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    Hossein Borujerdi. Later in 1951, Sistani traveled to Iraq to study in Najaf under Grand Ayatollah Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei. Sistani rose to the rank of...
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    only to be partly destroyed by fire in 1086 and rebuilt yet again. Like Najaf, the city suffered from severe water shortages that were only resolved in...
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  • Najaf Shah (born 17 December 1984) is an international cricketer from Pakistan who now plays for Rawalpindi region and Pakistan International Airlines...
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  • The Battle of Najaf took place on 28 January 2007 at Zarqa (also spelled Zarga) near Najaf, Iraq, between Iraqi Security Forces (later assisted by U.S...
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    Najaf Daryabandari (Persian: نجف دریابندری; 23 August 1929 – 4 May 2020) was an Iranian writer and translator of works from English into Persian. Najaf...
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  • Najaf (Persian: نجف; also known as Najaf-e Bālā, Najaf-e ‘Olyā, and Najaf ‘Olyā) is a village in Howmeh Rural District, in the Central District of Maneh...
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  • Najaf or Siege of Najaf may refer to several battles or sieges: Siege of Najaf (1918) Battle of Najaf (2003) Battle of Najaf (2004) Battle of Najaf (2007)...
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  • An-Najaf Stadium (Arabic: ستاد النجف) is a multi-use stadium located in Najaf, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the...
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  • leading Grand Ayatollahs of Twelver Shia Islam based in the holy city of Najaf in Iraq. All orthodox Twelver Shia Muslims follow the Islamic rulings of...
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    a contemporary of Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei. He was briefly the head of the Najaf seminary after the death of al-Khoei in 1992. After al-Sabzawari's death...
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    of the Four Grand Ayatollahs of Najaf, Iraq. He was born in Jalandhar, a city in then-British India. He resides in Najaf, Iraq now. After the independence...
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