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According to statistics, 50,000 pilgrims visit the city on ordinary days. On religious occasions, the pilgrims amount to one and a half millions a day.<ref>Qurayshī, ''Dirāsāt muqawwimāt al-jadhb al-siyāhī'', p. 240.</ref> Many migrants from different parts of the world move to Najaf.<ref>Irānī, ''al-Shuʿarā al-ʿIrāqīyyūn'', p. 205.</ref> Since Najaf counts as a religious city, it does not have movie theaters.<ref>Jamāl al-Dīn, ''Malāmiḥ fī al-sīra'', p. 17.</ref> | According to statistics, 50,000 pilgrims visit the city on ordinary days. On religious occasions, the pilgrims amount to one and a half millions a day.<ref>Qurayshī, ''Dirāsāt muqawwimāt al-jadhb al-siyāhī'', p. 240.</ref> Many migrants from different parts of the world move to Najaf.<ref>Irānī, ''al-Shuʿarā al-ʿIrāqīyyūn'', p. 205.</ref> Since Najaf counts as a religious city, it does not have movie theaters.<ref>Jamāl al-Dīn, ''Malāmiḥ fī al-sīra'', p. 17.</ref> | ||
==Old Neighborhoods== | ====Old Neighborhoods==== | ||
The best-known neighborhoods in Najaf are al-Mishraq, al-'Imara, al-Buraq, and al-Huwaysh. | The best-known neighborhoods in Najaf are al-Mishraq, al-'Imara, al-Buraq, and al-Huwaysh.<ref>Āl-i Maḥbūba, ''Māḍī al-Najaf wa ḥādiruhā'', vol. 1, p. 399.</ref> | ||
Al-Mishraq neighborhood: this is the oldest residential neighborhood in Najaf. Al-Shaykh al-Tusi's house was located in al-Mishraq. Since many seminary students and clergies reside in this neighborhood it used to be called "Hayy al-'Ulama'". | * '''Al-Mishraq neighborhood:''' this is the oldest residential neighborhood in Najaf. Al-Shaykh al-Tusi's house was located in al-Mishraq. Since many seminary students and clergies reside in this neighborhood it used to be called "Hayy al-'Ulama'".<ref>Shafīʿī, ''al-Aṭrāf al-arbaʿa fī al-Najaf al-ashraf'', p. ?</ref> | ||
Al-'Imara neighborhood: houses and mausoleums of many Shiite families of scholars are located in this neighborhood, such as [[Kashif al-Ghita' Family]], al-Shaykh al-Radi Family, and al-Qazwini Family. The neighborhood is located on the western side of the Shrine of Imam 'Ali. | * '''Al-'Imara neighborhood:''' houses and mausoleums of many Shiite families of scholars are located in this neighborhood, such as [[Kashif al-Ghita' Family]], al-Shaykh al-Radi Family, and al-Qazwini Family.<ref>Āl-i Maḥbūba, ''Māḍī al-Najaf wa ḥādiruhā'', vol. 1, p. 23.</ref> The neighborhood is located on the western side of the Shrine of Imam 'Ali.<ref>Shafīʿī, ''al-Aṭrāf al-arbaʿa fī al-Najaf al-ashraf'', p.?</ref> | ||
Al-Buraq neighborhood: it is located on the southern and southeastern sides of the Shrine of Imam 'Ali. | * '''Al-Buraq neighborhood:''' it is located on the southern and southeastern sides of the Shrine of Imam 'Ali.<ref>Shafīʿī, ''al-Aṭrāf al-arbaʿa fī al-Najaf al-ashraf'', p.?</ref> | ||
Al-Huwaysh neighborhood: this is newer than the other three neighborhoods and is more distant from the Shrine. It is located on southern and southwestern sides of the Shrine. | * '''Al-Huwaysh neighborhood:''' this is newer than the other three neighborhoods and is more distant from the Shrine.<ref>Āl-i Maḥbūba, ''Māḍī al-Najaf wa ḥādiruhā'', vol. 1, p. 23.</ref> It is located on southern and southwestern sides of the Shrine.<ref>Shafīʿī, ''al-Aṭrāf al-arbaʿa fī al-Najaf al-ashraf'', p.?</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||