Sheikh Baha
Sheikh Baha is a locality in Najaf, Iraq. Sheikh Baha is situated nearby to the neighborhood مدينة ابو تراب السكنية, as well as near مجمع مدينة السلام السكني.Places of Interest
Highlights include Wadi-us-Salaam.
Wadi-us-Salaam
Cemetery
Photo: Wurzelgnohm, CC0.
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 3½ km southeast of Sheikh Baha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Najaf.
Najaf
Photo: Wessm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Sheikh Baha
- Type: Locality
- Location: Najaf, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.05276° or 32° 3′ 10″ northLongitude
44.28684° or 44° 17′ 13″ eastOpen location code
8H46373P+4POpenStreetMap ID
node 13189799905OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Explore places such as مدينة ابو تراب السكنية and مجمع مدينة السلام السكني.
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Highlights include معارض النجف الجديدة and متنزه مدينة السلام.
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