Najaf Province
Najaf Province (Arabic: النجف An Najaf), is a province in Iraq. The caipital is the ceety o Najaf. The ither major ceety is Kufa. Baith ceeties are holy tae Shi'ah Muslims, who form the majority o the population. Prior tae 1976 it wis pairt o the Diwaniya Province, which an aa includit present day Al Muthanna Province an Al-Qadisiyyah Province.
Najaf Province النجف Najaf Govrenorate | |
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Province | |
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| Coordinates: 31°7′N 43°48′E / 31.117°N 43.800°E | |
| Kintra |  Iraq |
| Caipital | Najaf |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28824 km2 (11,129 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 930,000 |
Provincial Govrenment
eedit- Govrenor: Asaad Abu Gilel al-Taie [1]
- Deputy Govrenor: Abd al-Husayn Abtan [2]