Kufa

Summary

Kufa is a city^[1]. Kufa ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (518 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kufa is located in Najaf Governorate^[3].
• Kufa is in the country of Iraq^[4].
• Kufa's image is recorded as Kufa Mosque.jpg^[5].
• Kufa's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Kufa's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Kufa's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 156031096^[8].
• Kufa's GND ID is recorded as 4356555-4^[9].
• Kufa's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n87137832^[10].
• Kufa's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12091842p^[11].
• Kufa's IdRef ID is recorded as 029252067^[12].
• Kufa's Commons category is recorded as Kufa^[13].
• Kufa's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q13955 (ara)-Spotless Mind1988-الكوفة.wav^[14].
• Kufa's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q13955 (ara)-Zinou2go-الكوفة.wav^[15].
• Kufa's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.03, 'lon': 44.4}^[16].
• Kufa's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02d4g9^[17].
• Kufa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kufa^[18].
• Kufa's population is recorded as {'amount': '+127876'}^[19].
• Kufa's population is recorded as {'amount': '+166100'}^[20].
• Kufa's population is recorded as {'amount': '+110000'}^[21].
• Kufa's population is recorded as {'amount': '+171305'}^[22].
• Kufa's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• Kufa's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[24].
• Kufa's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Kufa's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[26].
• Kufa's described by source is recorded as Q124515676^[27].

Body

Geography

Kufa is in the country of Iraq^[4]. Kufa is located in Najaf Governorate^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Kufa's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+30'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+127876'}^[19], {'amount': '+166100'}^[20], {'amount': '+110000'}^[21], and {'amount': '+171305'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6] and big city^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kufa include Kufic^[29], a handwriting style^[30].

Why It Matters

Kufa ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (518 views/month).^[2] Kufa has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Kufa is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for Kufa include Kufic^[29], a handwriting style^[30].