Kufa

Summary

Kufa is a city^[1]. Kufa has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Kufa is located in Najaf Governorate^[3].
• Kufa is in the country of Iraq^[4].
• Kufa's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Kufa's instance of is recorded as big city^[6].
• Kufa's Commons category is recorded as Kufa^[7].
• Kufa's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.03, 'lon': 44.4}^[8].
• Kufa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kufa^[9].
• Kufa has a population of {'amount': '+127876'}^[10].
• Kufa has a population of {'amount': '+166100'}^[11].
• Kufa has a population of {'amount': '+110000'}^[12].
• Kufa has a population of {'amount': '+171305'}^[13].
• Kufa's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• Kufa's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[15].
• Kufa's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Kufa's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[17].
• Kufa's described by source is recorded as Q124515676^[18].
• Kufa's capital of is recorded as Rashidun Caliphate^[19].
• Kufa's capital of is recorded as Abbasid Caliphate^[20].
• Kufa's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'الكوفة'}^[21].
• Kufa's category for people born here is recorded as Q8080049^[22].
• Kufa's category for people who died here is recorded as Q10125224^[23].
• Kufa's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'الكوفة'}^[24].
• Kufa's category for people buried here is recorded as Q118378370^[25].
• Kufa's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Kufa^[26].
• Kufa sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+30'}^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Kufa sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+30'}^[27]. Population counts include {'amount': '+127876'}^[10], {'amount': '+166100'}^[11], {'amount': '+110000'}^[12], and {'amount': '+171305'}^[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[5] and big city^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kufa include Kufic^[28], a handwriting style^[29].

Why It Matters

Kufa has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Kufa is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

Entities named for Kufa include Kufic^[28], a handwriting style^[29].