Najafabad
From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Date: 2008
Najafabad , city (1991 pop. 160,004), Esfahan prov., W central Iran, near Esfahan. It is the trade center for an agricultural region noted for its pomegranates.
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