Najaf Governorate

بغداد Governorate بغداد Najaf Province
governorate

Coordinates:
Country	Iraq
Capital	Najaf
Area
• Total	28,824 km² (11,129 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	1,400,000

Najaf Governorate (Arabic: النجف‎ An Najaf) (or Najaf Province) is a governorate in southern Iraq. The capital is the city of Najaf. The other major city is Al Kufah. Both cities are holy to Shia Muslims, who form the majority of the population. Prior to 1976 it was part of the Karbala Governorate.

Provincial Government

Governor: Adnan Alzurfy ^[1]
Deputy Governor: Abbas Alelyawi ^[2]

Districts

References

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Karbala Governorate

Babil Governorate

Al Diwaniyah Governorate

Al Anbar Governorate

Al Muthanna Governorate

Najaf Governorate

Northern Borders Province, Saudi Arabia

Governorates of Iraq

Anbar Babylon Baghdad Basra Dhi Qar Diyala Dohuk Erbil Halabja Karbala Kirkuk Maysan Muthanna Najaf Nineveh Qadisiyyah Saladin Sulaymaniyah Wasit

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Najaf Governorate