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Najaf |
 | | Najaf is the capital of the Najaf governorate with about 900,000 inhabitants (2003 estimate; 590,000 in the 1987 census). |
| | Najaf's main reason for fame, is the shrine of Ali, 4th Caliph of Islam and 1st Imam of Shi'i Islam. |
| | Around 1800: Najaf is besieged by the Wahhabism / Muwahhidun. |
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