Najaf Governorate
Map of Najaf Governorate
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Height
7 m (23 ft), 20 m (66 ft), 50 m (164 ft), 100 m (328 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 250 m (820 ft), 300 m (984 ft), 400 m (1310 ft), Max altitude 464 m (1520 ft)Height from west to east in Najaf Governorate
Height from south to north in Najaf Governorate
1Euphrates17 to 30 m2Hindiyah Channel24 to 27 m3Shaib Hisb229 to 334 m
Natural Earth · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Najaf
Population: 1,285,500 (Wikidata, 2011)
Area: 28,820 km² / 11,127 sq mi
Created: 1976
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: 464 m
Lowest point: Munkhafaḑ Baḩr an Najaf (7 m)
Borders
- Northern Borders Province — Southwest
- Al Muthanna Governorate — Southeast
- Karbala Governorate — North
- Al Anbar Governorate — Northwest
- Babylon Governorate — Northeast
- Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate — Northeast
Technical Information
Time Zone: UTC+03:00