Al Faw
Al Faw is a community center in Najaf District, Iraq. Al Faw is situated nearby to the place of worship جنة النعيم / شيخ غياث, as well as near the sports venue مدرسة التنين ( حسين فاخر).Places of Interest Nearby
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 south of Al Faw.
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.
Al Faw
- Type: Community center
- Location: Najaf District, Najaf, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.0536° or 32° 3′ 13″ northLongitude
44.31405° or 44° 18′ 51″ eastOpen location code
8H463837+CJOpenStreetMap ID
node 6640377685OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=community_centre
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Highlights include جنة النعيم / شيخ غياث and مدرسة التنين ( حسين فاخر).
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