Minţaqat al Jadīdah al Ūlá
Minţaqat al Jadīdah al Ūlá is a locality in Najaf District, Najaf Governorate. Minţaqat al Jadīdah al Ūlá is situated nearby to the locality Maḩallat al Burāq, as well as near Maḩallat al Ḩawīsh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Imam Ali Shrine and Wadi-us-Salaam.
Imam Ali Shrine
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The Imam Ali Shrine, also known as the Mosque of Ali, is a Shi'ite mosque and shrine, located in Najaf, in the Najaf Governorate of Iraq. The site is a mausoleum which Shia and Sunni Muslims believe contains the tomb of Ali ibn Abi Talib, a cousin, son-in-law and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Wadi-us-Salaam
Cemetery
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Wadi-us-Salaam is an Islamic cemetery, located in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq. It is the largest cemetery in the world. The cemetery covers 1,485.5 acres and contains more than 6 million bodies. Wadi-us-Salaam is situated 4 km northwest of Minţaqat al Jadīdah al Ūlá.
Alnajaf Stadium
Stadium
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An-Najaf Stadium is a multi-use stadium located in Najaf, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Al-Najaf SC. Opened in 1970, the stadium holds 12,000 people.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Najaf.
Najaf
Photo: Toushiro, Public domain.
Najaf is the capital city of the eponymous Najaf Governorate in central Iraq, about 160 km south of Baghdad. Its estimated population in 2024 was about 1.41 million people.
Minţaqat al Jadīdah al Ūlá
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Mintaqat al Jadidah al Ula”
- Location: Najaf District, Najaf Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.9916° or 31° 59′ 30″ northLongitude
44.31903° or 44° 19′ 9″ eastElevation
60 metres (197 feet)Open location code
8H36X8R9+JJGeoNames ID
9289922
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In Other Languages
“Minţaqat al Jadīdah al Ūlá” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “منطقة الجديدة الأولى”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Maḩallat al Burāq and Maḩallat al Ḩawīsh.
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