An Najaf
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008
An Najaf , city (1987 pop. 309,010), S central Iraq, on a lake near the Euphrates River. The city is also called Mashad Ali, after the tomb (in a mosque) of Ali , son-in-law of Muhammad the Prophet. The tomb is an object of pilgrimage by Shiite Muslims and a starting point for the pilgrimage to Mecca. The city was the center of fighting between U.S. forces and Shiite insurgents in 2004.
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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008
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