حي الحنانة
حي الحنانة is a neighborhood in Najaf, Iraq. حي الحنانة is situated nearby to the neighborhood حي الكرامة, as well as near حي السعد.Places of Interest
Highlights include Imam Ali Shrine and Alnajaf Stadium.
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.
Alnajaf Stadium
Stadium
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.
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 3½ km northwest of حي الحنانة.
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.
حي الحنانة
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Najaf, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.00673° or 32° 0′ 24″ northLongitude
44.3311° or 44° 19′ 52″ eastOpen location code
8H46284J+MCOpenStreetMap ID
node 6843706565OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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