Shaţţ al Kūfah
Shaţţ al Kūfah is a channel in Najaf, Iraq. Shaţţ al Kūfah is situated nearby to the town Al-Manathera District, as well as near the locality Al Manādhirah.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Manathera District and Al-Hira.
Al-Hira
Town
Photo: Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād, Public domain.
Al-Hira was an ancient city and a major metropolis located in Mesopotamia, in what is now south-central Iraq. It was the capital city of the Lakhmid kingdom, the major Arab client kingdom of the Sasanian Empire in pre-Islamic times, between the fourth and the seventh centuries.
Shaţţ al Kūfah
- Type: Channel
- Also known as: “Shatt al Kufa” and “Shatt al Kufah”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Najaf, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.9° or 31° 54′ northLongitude
44.48333° or 44° 29′ eastElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
8H36WF2M+28GeoNames ID
94196
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