Najaf

Summary

Najaf is a city^[1]. Najaf ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,735 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Najaf is located in Najaf Governorate^[3].
• Najaf is in the country of Iraq^[4].
• Najaf's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Najaf's instance of is recorded as big city^[6].
• Najaf's twinned administrative body is recorded as Qom^[7].
• Najaf's twinned administrative body is recorded as Najafabad^[8].
• Najaf's twinned administrative body is recorded as Minneapolis^[9].
• Najaf's Commons category is recorded as Najaf^[10].
• Najaf's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[11].
• Najaf's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.028951, 'lon': 44.339621}^[12].
• Najaf's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Najaf^[13].
• Najaf's Commons gallery is recorded as النجف^[14].
• Najaf has a population of {'amount': '+820000'}^[15].
• Najaf has a population of {'amount': '+724700'}^[16].
• Najaf's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Najaf^[17].
• Najaf's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Najaf's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[19].
• Najaf's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[20].
• Najaf's capital of is recorded as Najaf Governorate^[21].
• Najaf's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'النجف'}^[22].
• Najaf's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Najaf^[23].
• Najaf's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Najaf^[24].
• Najaf's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'النجف'}^[25].
• Najaf's category for people buried here is recorded as Q32932872^[26].
• Najaf's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Najaf^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Najaf sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+60'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+820000'}^[15] and {'amount': '+724700'}^[16].

Designation and Status

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

Why It Matters

Najaf ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,735 views/month).^[2] Najaf has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] Najaf is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]