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==Geographical Location== | ==Geographical Location== | ||
Najaf is located 165 km southwest of [[Baghdad]], 77 km southeast of [[Karbala]] and 10 km south of [[Kufa]]. Before the establishment of the Najaf Province in 1976, the city of Najaf was part of the Karbala Province. | Najaf is located 165 km southwest of [[Baghdad]], 77 km southeast of [[Karbala]] and 10 km south of [[Kufa]].<ref>Sharqī, ''al-Najaf al-ashraf'', p. 14-15.</ref> Before the establishment of the Najaf Province in 1976, the city of Najaf was part of the Karbala Province.<ref>Dujaylī, ''Mawsūʿa al-Najaf al-ashraf'', vol. 1, p. 105.</ref> | ||
Najaf is geographically located at the border between [[Kufa]] and the desert. The city always faced problems about its water supply. However, in the 7th century, it could supply water for 20,000 palm trees. Sources of its water are Euphrates and Najaf Sea. Najaf Sea is in fact a swamp, and is located in southwestern Najaf. | Najaf is geographically located at the border between [[Kufa]] and the desert. The city always faced problems about its water supply. However, in the 7th century, it could supply water for 20,000 palm trees.<ref>Ḥamawī, ''Muʿjam al-buldān'', vol. 5, p. 271.</ref> Sources of its water are Euphrates and Najaf Sea.<ref>Aḥmadiyān Shālchī, ''Jughrāfiya-yi tārīkh-i Najaf-i ashraf'', p. 98.</ref> Najaf Sea is in fact a swamp, and is located in southwestern Najaf.<ref>Aḥmadiyān Shālchī, ''Jughrāfiya-yi tārīkh-i Najaf-i ashraf'', p. 96.</ref> | ||
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