Najaf

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city holy city

Najaf is a major Iraqi city revered as a holy center of Shia Islam and home to the Imam Ali Shrine.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Najaf canonical	35
Najaf Governorate	3
Al-Najaf Governorate	1
Hawza of Najaf	1
Najaf, Iraq	1
Old City of Najaf	1
city of Najaf	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ holy city ⓘ
capitalOf	Najaf Governorate ⓘ
cemeterySignificance	one of the largest cemeteries in the world ⓘ
climate	arid climate ⓘ
contains	Imam Ali Shrine ⓘ
country	Iraq ⓘ
distanceFrom	about 160 km south of Baghdad ⓘ
governingBody	Najaf Governorate administration ⓘ
hasCemetery	Wadi-us-Salaam cemetery ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	religious tourism ⓘ trade ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution	Hawza of Najaf ⓘ Islamic seminaries ⓘ University of Kufa ⓘ
hasHeritageSite	Wadi-us-Salaam cemetery ⓘ
hasLandmark	Imam Ali Shrine ⓘ Najaf self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Old City of Najaf Wadi-us-Salaam cemetery ⓘ
hasNearbyCity	Kufa ⓘ
hasPilgrimageEvent	Arbaeen pilgrimage ⓘ surface form: Arbaeen (visitation route)
hasPlaceOfWorship	Imam Ali Shrine ⓘ
hasPopulationCharacteristic	predominantly Shia Muslim ⓘ
hasReligiousInstitutionType	hawza (Shia seminary network) ⓘ
hasRole	center of Shia religious scholarship ⓘ major pilgrimage destination ⓘ
hasShrineOf	Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
hasTitle	Najaf al-Ashraf ⓘ
historicalSignificance	longstanding center of Shia learning ⓘ
languageUsed	Arabic ⓘ
locatedIn	Iraq ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Najaf Governorate ⓘ
locatedInRegion	southern Iraq ⓘ
locatedNear	Euphrates ⓘ surface form: Euphrates River
locatedSouthOf	Baghdad ⓘ
majorBranchOfIslam	Shia Islam ⓘ
majorReligion	Islam ⓘ
namedAfter	Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
partOf	Arab world ⓘ Middle East ⓘ
religiousStatus	one of the holiest cities in Shia Islam ⓘ
religiousTradition	Shia Islam ⓘ
reveredAs	holy center of Shia Islam ⓘ
timeZone	Arabia Standard Time ⓘ
transportInfrastructure	Najaf International Airport ⓘ
urbanAreaType	metropolitan area with Kufa ⓘ
utcOffset	+3 ⓘ

Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mesopotamian Arabic → spokenInCity → Najaf ⓘ

Islamic world → hasCulturalCenter → Najaf ⓘ

Al Anbar Governorate → bordersGovernorate → Najaf ⓘ

this entity surface form: Najaf Governorate

Kufa → locatedIn → Najaf ⓘ

this entity surface form: Al-Najaf Governorate

Kufa → locatedNear → Najaf ⓘ

Kufa → nearbyCity → Najaf ⓘ

southern Iraq → contains → Najaf ⓘ

subject surface form: Southern Iraq

this entity surface form: Najaf Governorate

southern Iraq → hasMajorCity → Najaf ⓘ

subject surface form: Southern Iraq

Imam Ali Shrine → locatedInCity → Najaf ⓘ

Imam Ali Shrine → locatedInGovernorate → Najaf ⓘ

this entity surface form: Najaf Governorate

Imam Ali Shrine → nearInstitution → Najaf ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hawza of Najaf

Najaf → hasLandmark → Najaf self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old City of Najaf

marja'iyya (system of religious authorities) → geographicCenters → Najaf ⓘ

subject surface form: marja'iyya

Grand Ayatollah → typicalLocation → Najaf ⓘ

Iraq revolt of 1920 → location → Najaf ⓘ

Ruhollah Khomeini → residence → Najaf ⓘ

this entity surface form: Najaf, Iraq

Hillah, Iraq → roadConnection → Najaf ⓘ

subject surface form: Hillah

Battle of Najaf (2003) → location → Najaf ⓘ

central Iraq → includesCity → Najaf ⓘ

Iraqi people → significantPopulationCenter → Najaf ⓘ

Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib → burialPlace → Najaf ⓘ

subject surface form: Ali ibn Abi Talib

Samawah → roadConnection → Najaf ⓘ

Mahdi Army → operationalAreas → Najaf ⓘ

Arbaeen pilgrimage → startingPoint → Najaf ⓘ

Shia Arabs → religiousCenter → Najaf ⓘ

Wadi-us-Salaam cemetery → locatedIn → Najaf ⓘ

Haram Imam Ali → locatedIn → Najaf ⓘ

Najaf Governorate → capital → Najaf ⓘ

Najaf Governorate → contains → Najaf ⓘ

Najaf Governorate → hasHolyCity → Najaf ⓘ

Najaf Governorate → hasCity → Najaf ⓘ

Najaf Governorate → administrativeCenter → Najaf ⓘ

University of Kufa → city → Najaf ⓘ

Najaf International Airport → servesCity → Najaf ⓘ

Najaf International Airport → namedAfter → Najaf ⓘ

this entity surface form: city of Najaf

Najaf Governorate administration → seatOfGovernment → Najaf ⓘ

hawza (Shia seminary network) → associatedWithCity → Najaf ⓘ

subject surface form: Hawza

Hawza of Najaf → locatedIn → Najaf ⓘ

Najaf al-Ashraf → honorificNameOf → Najaf ⓘ

Ithna Ashariyya → hasPilgrimageSite → Najaf ⓘ

Shaykh al-Tusi → activityLocation → Najaf ⓘ

Ziyarat → performedAt → Najaf ⓘ

Diwaniyah → roadConnectionTo → Najaf ⓘ