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Najaf: see An Najaf An Najaf (än nä`jäf), city (1987 pop. 309,010), S central Iraq, on a lake near the Euphrates River. ..... Click the link for more information. , Iraq. Najaf a holy city in central Iraq, near the River Euphrates; burial place of the Caliph Ali and a centre of the Shiite faith. Pop.: 639 000 (2005 est.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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With anguish in his voice, he recalls two of them, lesbians who ran a safe house in Najaf that harbored young kids who'd been trapped in the commercial sex trade. Sistani is a jurist, an authority on Islamic law who runs the prestigious seminary in the holy city of Najaf. Sistani displayed his central role in Iraqi politics after quelling the August 2004 fighting between Sadr and American troops in Najaf, home of the Imam Ali Shrine and Shi'a Islam's holiest city. |
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