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NAJAF

Najaf · IRAQ (IQ) · 32.03°N / 44.35°E

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ADM1 · ID GeoNames 98,860

Najaf is a city in Iraq with a population of 482,576. It sits at 32.03/44.35, runs on Asia/Baghdad, is 9 km from Kufa.

Population 482,576
Place Type Regional Capital
Elevation n/a
Timezone Asia/Baghdad

All facts

fields
Country
Iraq
Subdivision
Najaf
Coords
32.03°N / 44.35°E
UTC offset
+3
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 8 · within 50 km
E Kufa Najaf 110,000 9.3 km
SE Al Manādhirah Najaf 0 18.7 km
E Ash Shāmīyah Al-Qadisiyah 57,661 25.1 km
SE Al Mishkhāb Najaf 23,189 28.0 km
SE Nahiyat Ghammas Al-Qadisiyah 30,909 40.6 km
NE al-Qasim Babil 36,992 43.8 km
NE Al Hāshimīyah Babil 0 47.7 km
N Al Hillah Babil 455,700 49.0 km

Air access

nearby

FAQ

3 questions
What is the population of Najaf?
482,576 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Najaf in?
Asia/Baghdad.
Which country is Najaf in?
Iraq (IQ).

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/98860

{
  "data": {
    "id": 98860,
    "name": "Najaf",
    "ascii_name": "Najaf",
    "country_code": "IQ",
    "population": 482576,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Baghdad",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 32.02594,
    "longitude": 44.34625
  }
}
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