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Najaf

[ naj-af ]

/ ˈnædʒ æf /

noun

a city in central Iraq: holy city of the Shiʿites; shrine contains tomb of Ali (a.d. c600–661), founder of the Shiʿite sect.

Also An-Najaf.

Example sentences from the Web for najaf

The scene of them taking that young kid to Najaf to bury him is still in my mind.

My Non-First World Problems: Letters from Iraq |Andrew Slater |August 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Not since the Saudi and Wahhabi sack of Najaf and Kerbala in 1806 has sectarian violence in the Middle East been this extreme.

Zarqawism Lives: Iraq’s al Qaeda Nightmare Is Back |Bruce Riedel |August 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Often, the attacks he ordered in 2004 against Najaf and Fallujah are held against him.

Iraq's Next First Daughter? |Michael Hastings |March 12, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
A recent fact-finding trip to Baghdad and Najaf suggests that such fears are exaggerated.

Is Iraq Shifting to Iran? |Gary Sick |November 16, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

These men are all teachers in the hawza, the religious establishment of Najaf.

Is Iraq Shifting to Iran? |Gary Sick |November 16, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for najaf

Najaf

/ (ˈnædʒæf) /

noun

a holy city in central Iraq, near the River Euphrates; burial place of the Caliph Ali and a centre of the Shiite faith. Pop: 639 000 (2005 est)