Al-Najaf City

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf City
gptkbp:administrativeDivision District of Al-Najaf
gptkbp:area approximately 100 km²
gptkbp:climate Hot desert climate
gptkbp:coordinates 32.0056° N, 44.3142° E
gptkbp:culturalHeritage UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site_candidate
gptkbp:economy Pilgrimage tourism
gptkbp:education Several universities
gptkbp:established 7th century
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Imam_Ali_Mosque
gptkbp:historicalEvent Battle of Al-Najaf (2004)
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Shia_holy_city
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Al-Najaf City
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:majorIndustry Construction
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Muhammad_Baqir_al-Sadr
gptkbp:population approximately 1 million
gptkbp:region gptkb:Al-Najaf_Governorate
gptkbp:religion Shia Islam
gptkbp:timeZone AST_(UTC+3)
gptkbp:transportation Road and rail connections