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Kufa

Kufa (Arabic: الْكُوفَة "al-Kūfah"), also spelled Kufah, is a city in Iraq, about 170 kilometres (110 mi) south of Baghdad, and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of Najaf. It is located on the banks of the Euphrates River. The estimated population in 2003 was 110,000. Along with Najaf, Karbala, Mashhad, Kadhimiya, Samarra and Qom, Kufa is a holy city in…

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Country
Iraq
Governorate
Najaf
Time zone
GMT+3
• Density
4,600/sq mi (1,800/km2)
• Total
50 sq mi (129 km2) · 230,000

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Triples148
Avg. degree1.99
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related to Establishment during Umar's era · 40
Kufa → Abī Waqqas, After, Al-Hirah, Al-Mughīrah, Al-Qadisiyyah, Ammar, Aqulah, Arabia, Arabian, Ashʻarī, At, Basra, Basra's, Battle, CE, Ctesiphon, Despite, Governor Abū Mūsā, Hīrah, In
related to Religious significance · 27
Kufa → Abi Talib, Al-Mukhtar, Ali, Ali's, AliAl-Hannanah Mosque, Aqeel, Arabic, Caliph Umar, Hani, Husayn, It, Kumayl, Maytham, Muslim, Prophets, Shi'ite Muslim, Shi'ites, Sujūd, TammarThe, The
related to Revolts · 20
Kufa → Al-Hajjaj, Al-Mukhtar's, Battle, Caliphate, Governor, Husayn, Karbala, Khattab, Kufa's, Kufans, Muhammad's, Second Umayyad Caliph, There, Throughout, Ubayd Allah, Umar, Umayyad, Umayyad-era Governorship, Yazid, Ziyad
related to Ali's era · 16
Kufa → Abu Musa, Abu Talib, Ali, As Muawiyah, Caliph, Caliph Uthman, Caliphate, In, Medina, Muawiyah, Muawiyah's, Syria, The, The Muslims, Upon Uthman's, Uthman
related to Abbasid era · 12
Kufa → Abbasid, Abbasids, Baghdad, Hasan, In, Islamic, Kufa's, Qahtaba, Qarmatians, The, Umayyad, Under
related to history · 9
Kufa → Arkhangelsk, Dvina, European, It, Kufan, Over, Russia, Shi'ite Muslims, The Kufan
related to Sports · 5
Kufa → Al-Kufa SC, An-Najaf Stadium, Iraqi, Iraqi Premier Division League, Its
related to Geography · 4
Kufa → Baghdad, Euphrates River, It, Najaf
related to External links · 3
Kufa → Birth, Early Years, The City
see also · 3
Kufa → Al-HirahGhurabiyya ShiaGreat Mosque, Arfaja, BariqiShiism

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ibn city ali also medina abu islamic uthman mosque shia caliphate caliph arabic umar first home iraq najaf muslim governor

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KufaCountryIraq1.00infobox
KufaGovernorateNajaf1.00infobox
KufaTime zoneGMT+31.00infobox
Kufa• Density4,600/sq mi (1,800/km2)1.00infobox
Kufa• Total50 sq mi (129 km2)1.00infobox
Kufa• Total230,0001.00infobox
Kufais aholy city in Shia Islam.The city was founded in 638 CE0.90text
Imam Abu Hanifainstance ofKufa was home to scholars0.80text
Imam Sufyan al-ThawriThe Shia theology started in the city of Kufainstance ofKufa was home to scholars0.80text
Kufarelated to Abbasid eraIn0.60section
Kufarelated to Abbasid eraAbbasids0.60section
Kufarelated to Abbasid eraHasan0.60section

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