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' Valley of Peace ') is an Islamic cemetery, located in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq. It is the largest cemetery in the world. [1] [2] The cemetery covers 1,485.5 acres (601.16 ha; 6.01 km 2; 2.32 sq mi) and contains more than 6 million bodies. [3] It also attracts millions of pilgrims annually. [4]
Durr Al Najaf (Arabic: دُر ٱلنَّجَف) is a glossy and clear gemstone from the quartz family. The name means "pearl of Najaf" as it can only be sourced from Wadi-al-Salaam (Arabic: وادي السلام, romanized: Wādī al-Salām, lit.
Valley of Peace may refer to: Valley of Peace, Belize, a village in Cayo District, Belize; Valley of Peace, a 1956 Yugoslavian war film; Valley of Peace initiative, an effort to promote economic cooperation between Israel, Jordan, and Palestine; Wadi-us-Salaam, an Islamic cemetery located in Najaf, Iraq
Heavy combat ensued in the Old City of Najaf around the shrine and in the Wadi al-Salam (Valley of Peace) cemetery, one of the largest cemeteries in the world. The terrain of the cemetery, densely packed with above-ground mausoleums and caves, favored the urban guerrilla warfare conducted by Sadr's militia.
The Highway of Death (Arabic: طريق الموت ṭarīq al-mawt) is a six-lane highway between Kuwait and Iraq, officially known as Highway 80. It runs from Kuwait City to the border town of Safwan in Iraq and then on to the Iraqi city of Basra. The road was used by Iraqi armored divisions for the 1990 invasion of Kuwait.
Iraq, a country located in West Asia, largely coincides with the ancient region of Mesopotamia, often referred to as the cradle of civilization.The history of Mesopotamia extends back to the Lower Paleolithic period, with significant developments continuing through the establishment of the Caliphate in the late 7th century AD, after which the region became known as Iraq.
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The phrase three-state solution is also used not as a peace proposal, but as a description of the status quo that has existed since Hamas took control of Gaza away from the Palestinian Authority in 2007, effectively leaving three states, the Palestinian Authority-controlled West Bank, Israel, and Hamas-controlled Gaza in the territory west of ...