Al-Rifa’i District

Al-Rifai district is an Iraqi district located in the , 80 km north of and 300 km south of . Its name is attributed to Sheikh Ahmed al-Rifa'i, founder of the Rifa'i Sufi order.
Wikipedia
  • Town with 20,900 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 12 metres (39 feet)
  • Description: district in Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq
  • Also known as
    “Al Refai - الرفاعي”
    “Al Refai, Ar Rifāī, Refai, الرفاعي, Al Refai, Ar Rifai, Refai, الرفاعي”
    “Al-Rifa’i”
    “Ar-Refā‘ī Qadhā””
    “Qaḑā’ ar Rifā‘”
    “Qaḑā” ar Rifā‘ī”
    “Refā‘ī Qadhā””
    “Rufai Qadha”

Al-Rifa’i District

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Latitude
31.7183° or 31° 43′ 6″ north
Longitude
46.1072° or 46° 6′ 26″ east
Open location code
8H38P494+8V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2482651161
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
98700
Wiki­data ID
Q4532296

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Al-Rifa’i District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الرفاعي”
  • Cebuano: “Al-Rifa’i District”
  • Dutch: “Al-Rifa’i district”
  • French: “Al-Rifa’i”
  • French: “Ar-Rifay (district)”
  • French: “Ar-Rifay”
  • German: “Al-Rifa’i”
  • German: “Ar-Rifa’i”
  • German: “Ar-Rifaʿi”
  • Japanese: “リファーイー”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Al-Rifa’i-distriktet”
  • Persian: “بخش ال-ریفایع”
  • Persian: “شهرستان الرفاعی”
  • Russian: “Эр-Рифаи”
  • Swedish: “Al-Rifa’i District”
  • Turkish: “Rufâi (ilçe)”
  • Turkish: “Rufâi”
  • Uzbek: “Ar-Rifai tumani”

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