Najaf

Summary

Najaf is a city^[1]. Najaf ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (659 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Najaf is located in Najaf Governorate^[3].
• Najaf is in the country of Iraq^[4].
• Najaf's image is recorded as ImamAliMosqueNajafIraq.JPG^[5].
• Najaf's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Najaf's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Najaf's flag image is recorded as Najaf Municipality Flag.png^[8].
• Najaf's twinned administrative body is recorded as Qom^[9].
• Najaf's twinned administrative body is recorded as Najafabad^[10].
• Najaf's twinned administrative body is recorded as Minneapolis^[11].
• Najaf's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 140759783^[12].
• Najaf's GND ID is recorded as 4299736-7^[13].
• Najaf's locator map image is recorded as Iraq map najaf.png^[14].
• Najaf's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83178217^[15].
• Najaf's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 144405478^[16].
• Najaf's IdRef ID is recorded as 11877218X^[17].
• Najaf's Commons category is recorded as Najaf^[18].
• Najaf's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[19].
• Najaf's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q13955 (ara)-Spotless Mind1988-النجف.wav^[20].
• Najaf's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q13955 (ara)-Zinou2go-النجف.wav^[21].
• Najaf's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.028951, 'lon': 44.339621}^[22].
• Najaf's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01ch26^[23].
• Najaf's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Najaf^[24].
• Najaf's Commons gallery is recorded as النجف^[25].
• Najaf's page banner is recorded as مرقد سفير الحسين بن علي (cropped).jpg^[26].
• Najaf's population is recorded as {'amount': '+820000'}^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Najaf's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+60'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+820000'}^[27] and {'amount': '+724700'}^[29].

Designation and Status

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

Why It Matters

Najaf ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (659 views/month).^[2] Najaf has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Najaf is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]