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| In the [[Safavid]] Era, [[Isma'il I|Shah Isma'il]] and [[Tahmasp I|Shah Tahmasp]] commanded the construction of water streams to move the water of [[Euphrates]] to the city in order to solve the water supply problem. "Nahr-shah" (literally: the king's stream) which was constructed at the command of Shah Isma'il has still remained from that period. In that period, Suleiman the Magnificent, a Sunni Ottoman king, helped the construction of Najaf because of his close relationships with Shiite Safavid kings. In the period of Qajar and in 1217AH, a solid impenetrable wall was built around Najaf in order to prevent Wahhabi attacks. The wall existed until 1385 AH. | | In the [[Safavid]] Era, [[Isma'il I|Shah Isma'il]] and [[Tahmasp I|Shah Tahmasp]] commanded the construction of water streams to move the water of [[Euphrates]] to the city in order to solve the water supply problem. "Nahr-shah" (literally: the king's stream) which was constructed at the command of Shah Isma'il has still remained from that period. In that period, Suleiman the Magnificent, a Sunni Ottoman king, helped the construction of Najaf because of his close relationships with Shiite Safavid kings. In the period of Qajar and in 1217AH, a solid impenetrable wall was built around Najaf in order to prevent Wahhabi attacks. The wall existed until 1385 AH. |
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| [[Alawis]] from [[Tabaristan]] constructed a building over the tomb of Imam Ali (a) and built a wall around the city to provide security for the city. The Shi'a rulers of [[Dailamites]] worked a lot for maintenance and reconstruction of the shrine of Imam Ali (a) and also the city. Abu al-Hayja' 'Abd Allah b. Hamdan, the Shi'a governor of [[Mosul]], reconstructed the wall around Najaf and put gates for that. In the 7th/13th and 8th/14th century, Jalairid and Ilkhanate allocated a great sum of money for development and reconstruction of the city and the holy shrine of Imam Ali (a). Amir Firuz and Amir Ahmad I, two rulers of [[India]] in the late 8th/14th century, allocated some endowments of Deccan for management of the holy shrine and reconstruction of the city.
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| During the [[Safavid era]], [[Isma'il I|Shah Isma'il]] and Shah Tahmasb, brought the water of Euphrates to the city by digging some streams. Nahr-i Shah (Shah's stream) which is dug by Shah Isma'il's order has remained from that time. Sultan Sulayman Qanuni, the Sunni Ottoman Sultan, devoted a lot of efforts for development of Najaf. He and Shi'a Safavid Shahs were rivals for constructing the city and making it more prosperous.
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| [[File:دیوار نجف.jpg|thumbnail|An old picture of Najaf, in the picture the walls of the city is visible, the picture is said to be taken in 1911.]]
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| During the Qajar era, for blocking the attacks of [[Wahhabis]], Nizam al-Dawla Isfahani, the vizier of Fath Ali Shah (1217/1802-1803 - 1257/1841-1842), built a strong wall around Najaf. The government of Najaf removed this wall in 1350/1931-1932 and built schools and hospitals instead. Also, people built their houses around those areas.
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| Najaf had four major neighborhoods: al-Mishraq, a-Huwaysh, al-'Imara, and al-Buraq; each of which contained minor neighborhoods. Although Najaf has divided into old and new districts after developments; the old district is still formed of that four neighborhoods and the new neighborhoods have been added in the new district of the city.
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| ==Shi'a Seminary of Najaf== | | ==Shi'a Seminary of Najaf== |
