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Qal'at Hajj Hamzah in the region of An Najaf is a place in Iraq - some 94 mi or ( 151 km ) South of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Time in Qal'at Hajj Hamzah is now 06:45 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Sulaichiya, Ad Dasim, Qal'at Fahad Ibn Mardan, Karbala, and Baghdad. Since you are here already, consider visiting Sulaichiya . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Qal'at Hajj Hamzah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Al-Najaf Province - IRAQ محافظة النجف الأشرف العراقية

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AL-Najaf province in Iraq is home to the holy city of Najaf which is well-known as the site of the tomb of Imam Ali and it is a great center of pilgrimage from throughout the Shi'a Islamic world. AL-N ..

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01-Dec-2011 Details of Ziarat of Najaf and Kufa - Maulana Waseem Abbas describing them in bus

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Najaf kindergarten graduation day

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Interesting facts about this location

Al Najaf International Airport

Al Najaf International Airport is the airport serving Najaf, Iraq, and is located on the eastern side of the city. Formerly a military airbase, the facility consists of one asphalt runway 3,000 metres long and 70 metres wide. The airport is expanding to provide four departure gates, two arrival gates, immigration and passenger services.

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Located at 31.99 44.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Airports in Iraq, Najaf

Great Mosque of Kufa

The Great Mosque of Kufa, or Masjid al-Kūfa,or Masjid-al-Azam located in Kūfa, Iraq, is one of the earliest mosques in Islam. The mosque, built in the 7th century, contains the remains of Muslim ibn ‘Aqīl - first cousin of Husayn ibn ‘Alī, his companion Hānī ibn ‘Urwa, and the revolutionary Mukhtār al-Thaqafī.

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Located at 32.03 44.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 7th-century mosques, Arabic architecture, Islamic architecture, Islamic holy places, Kufa, Mausoleums in Iraq, Mosques in Iraq, Muhammad family, Shia Islam in Iraq, Shia mosques, Shrines, Twelvers, Visitor attractions in Iraq, Ziyarat

Kufa

Kufa is a city in Iraq, about 170 kilometres south of Baghdad, and 10 kilometres northeast of Najaf. It is located on the banks of the Euphrates River. The estimated population in 2003 was 110,000. Along with Samarra, Karbala, Kadhimiya and Najaf, Kufa is one of five Iraqi cities that are of great importance to Shia Muslims. The city was the final capital of ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, and was founded within the first hundred years of the 622 Hijra.

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Located at 32.03 44.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Amṣar, Capitals of caliphates, Kufa

Kumayl ibn Ziyad

Kumayl bin Ziyad an-Nakha'i a companion of Muhammad, and later Ali, the final Sunni Rashidun Caliph and first Shi'a Imam. He is best known for the du'a or supplication in the Shi'a anthologies that bears his name, du'a Kumayl. Kumayl fought alongside Sa'id ibn Jubayr at the battle of Jamājim in 82 AH (699-701 CE) against the provincial governor of the Iraqi region, al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf al-Thaqafi. Kumayl commanded the ‘Battalion of Qur’an Reciters’. The shrine of Kumayl is in Kufa, Iraq.

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Located at 32.01 44.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 7th-century people, Male Sahabah, Sahabah favored by Shias, Shia Muslims

Najaf

Najaf is a city in Iraq about 160 km (roughly 100 miles) south of Baghdad. Its estimated population in 2008 is 560,000 people. It is the capital of Najaf Governorate. It is widely considered the third holiest city of Shi'a Islam and the center of Shia political power in Iraq.

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Located at 32.00 44.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 791 establishments, Cities in Iraq, District capitals of Iraq, Fertile Crescent, Holy cities, Najaf, Populated places established in the 8th century, Shia holy cities