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| Official name | An Najaf |
| Native name | النجف |
| Nickname | image_skyline = Meshed ali usnavy (PD).jpg |
| Country | Iraq |
| Province | Najaf Governorate |
| Population Total | 900,600 (2008) |
| Timezone | GMT +3( UTC) |
| Timezone DST | +4( UTC) |
| Geocode | 32�00'00'N 44�20'00'E |
| Elevation | 60m (200 ft) |
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Najaf (; BGN: An Najaf) is a city in Iraq about 160 km south of Baghdad. Its estimated population in 2008 is 900,600 people. It is the capital of Najaf Governorate. It is one of the holiest cities of Shia Islām and the center of Shia political power in Iraq.
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In defense of Iraq war reporters - Foreign Policy 
Foreign Policy--Western reporters at the Washington Post, the LA Times, Cox News, the Chicago Tribune and other news organizations repeatedly traveled to -Najaf-, ...
Date : Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:21:52 GMT+00:00
The Big Question: Is Iraq on the road to democracy? - Independent
Independent--Another important change is that the followers of the Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who fought the Americans in bloody battles in -Najaf- in 2004, ...
Date : Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:01:41 GMT+00:00
In Iraq, Sadrists conclude two-day referendum - Press TV
Press TV--"The referendum has concluded and the participation rate was very high," said Saleh al-Obeidi, the -Najaf--based spokesman for the movement, AFP reported. ...
Date : Sat, 03 Apr 2010 20:21:08 GMT+00:00
Baghdad suicide blasts target embassies - Toronto Sun
Toronto Sun--(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) Relatives and friends of Karima Mohammed, 48, load her coffin during her funeral in the Shiite holy city of -Najaf-, Iraq, on April 4, ...
Date : Sun, 04 Apr 2010 22:31:35 GMT+00:00
Car bomb kills three pilgrims on visit to shrine in Najaf - Mirror.co.uk
Mirror.co.uk--A group of pilgrims had just visited a shrine in the Shi'ite city of -Najaf- when the blast ripped through two waiting buses. Explosions in other cities have ...
Date : Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:04:10 GMT+00:00
Al-Sadr holds key to power in Iraq - Independent
Independent--When he became too powerful he and two of Mr Sadr's brothers were assassinated by the regime's gunmen in -Najaf- in 1999. Though Mr Sadr is often described as ...
Date : Thu, 01 Apr 2010 23:01:25 GMT+00:00
Oil Academy mass killing trial begins - APA
APA--Nadir Aliyev, Ariz Gabulov, Javidan Amirov and -Najaf- Suleymanov were arrested according to the relevant articles of the Criminal Code. ...
Date : Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:03:53 GMT+00:00
Iraq: coping with violence and striving to earn a living - Ethiopian Review
Ethiopian Review--The beginning of 2010 was marred by acts of violence that claimed the lives of hundreds of civilians, mainly in Baghdad, the central governorates and -Najaf-. ...
Date : Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:09:53 GMT+00:00
mission: possible ... but complicated - niqash
niqash--The great pressures the he faced from religious authorities at -Najaf- and Iran were in vain. Maliki's relationship with the Kurds is not much different from ...
Date : Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:58:06 GMT+00:00
Sadrists: We want a Prime Minister with a Paternal Spirit - Asharq Alawsat
Asharq Alawsat---Najaf-/Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat - Sheikh Saleh al Obaidi, the official spokesman for Shia religious leader Muqtada al Sadr confirmed that the Sadrist ...
Date : Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:18:07 GMT+00:00
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