Najaf
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[ʹnäjäf]
(also An Najaf)
(also An Najaf)
City in S Iraq, on the Euphrates. Population: 243,000. It contains the shrine of Ali, the prophet Muhammad's son-in-law, and is a holy city for the Shiite Muslims.
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