NAJAF

***elusive*** · May 10th, 2010, 11:29 AM

image hosted on flickr

***BigDreamer*** · June 7th, 2010, 02:10 AM

Najaf is a heritage city, it has amazing places in adition to the Imam Ali Shrine

baghdad_sara · November 1st, 2010, 06:39 PM

Najaf International Airport

***elusive*** · December 3rd, 2010, 08:31 AM

Sand Rock:

CrazY · December 3rd, 2010, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elusive

what is this?

***elusive*** · December 3rd, 2010, 09:34 AM

The Najaf Cemetery, the largest in the world...it's very historical

***BigDreamer*** · December 3rd, 2010, 12:12 PM

the cemetery is bigger than the old city isn't it?.. it looks so huge on google earth.

***elusive*** · December 3rd, 2010, 02:01 PM

yeah something like that...

sheytanElKebir · December 3rd, 2010, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigDreamer

the cemetery is bigger than the old city isn't it?.. it looks so huge on google earth.

i reckon its bigger than old and new najaf (note the google earth images are old, and there's been a lot of killing since 2004...). sadly, as well as iranians, kuwaitis and bahrainis have once again started to bring their dead to najaf again, so the cemetary is expanding massively (towards karbala).

***BigDreamer*** · December 4th, 2010, 01:01 AM

I can understand that there is unique and important cultural novelty associated with the Najaf cemetery.. but I'm worried that this insane growth isn't sustainable, not to mention its using up valuable land.

wasta · December 4th, 2010, 04:40 PM

In my humble opinion they should ban non iraqi shia getting buried in Najaf, we cant cope with space and nor should Iraqi shia be prices out by richer non iraqi shias, thats just my opinion, however your views would be appreciated and respected

***elusive*** · December 4th, 2010, 04:45 PM

they should just stop burying people there period...

wasta · December 4th, 2010, 04:55 PM

thats too far, for religious shia like me this is something very special, we all dream to be buried there

***elusive*** · December 4th, 2010, 05:23 PM

i think every muslim would dream to be buried there but its going to take up so much land! sigh i don't know

***BigDreamer*** · December 5th, 2010, 02:24 PM

I agree with all of the above posts. they really should do something about it.

once the land is given, it's impossible to retrieve.. so it's pretty much land lost forever. it's not like a building that you can demolish it when it surpasses it's lifespan..

not to mention that it costs Iraq money to maintain and upkeep these graves. this is especially a concern if the buried are not Iraqis ..

on the other hand, it's a great thing to see that many people choose Iraq as their final resting place.. this cemetery is a special place to millions of Muslims, and must be treated with utmost respect.

wasta · December 6th, 2010, 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigDreamer

I agree with all of the above posts. they really should do something about it.

once the land is given, it's impossible to retrieve.. so it's pretty much land lost forever. it's not like a building that you can demolish it when it surpasses it's lifespan..

not to mention that it costs Iraq money to maintain and upkeep these graves. this is especially a concern if the buried are not Iraqis ..

on the other hand, it's a great thing to see that many people choose Iraq as their final resting place.. this cemetery is a special place to millions of Muslims, and must be treated with utmost respect.

Would it be terrible if we started to make moeny out of it?? I mean sell land to rich shia of non iraqi descent, and make them pay a one off tax to Najaf??

sheytanElKebir · December 6th, 2010, 02:00 AM

they already pay money for the land, as well as the cost of burial, and any other visitation costs (transport, food, hotel, airport use).

***BigDreamer*** · December 6th, 2010, 03:13 AM

but no maintenance costs? doesn't anyone clean the cemetery etc?

wasta · December 7th, 2010, 02:34 PM

yea people do I think, it just get dusty, and i dontthink it costs alot to be honest.

baghdad_sara · January 19th, 2011, 10:35 PM

Old Najaf

Railway link between Kufa and Najaf

Photo's from "Iraqi kingdom" group on facebook.

May 10th, 2010, 11:29 AM	#1
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November 1st, 2010, 06:39 PM	#3
baghdad_sara Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: London Posts: 1,389 Likes (Received): 3	Najaf International Airport __________________ *"I got bored of my previous signature, so this will have to do until i find a fancy quote"*

December 3rd, 2010, 08:31 AM	#4
*elusive* Moderator Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Baghdad Posts: 4,107 Likes (Received): 112	Sand Rock: __________________ “Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless” - << VISIT BAGHDAD, ARAB CAPITAL OF CULTURE 2013 >> - www.baghdadism.blogspot.com.au Last edited by elusive; December 18th, 2010 at 01:20 PM.

December 3rd, 2010, 09:34 AM	#6
*elusive* Moderator Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Baghdad Posts: 4,107 Likes (Received): 112	The Najaf Cemetery, the largest in the world...it's very historical __________________ “Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless” - << VISIT BAGHDAD, ARAB CAPITAL OF CULTURE 2013 >> - www.baghdadism.blogspot.com.au

December 3rd, 2010, 02:01 PM	#8
*elusive* Moderator Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Baghdad Posts: 4,107 Likes (Received): 112	yeah something like that... __________________ “Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless” - << VISIT BAGHDAD, ARAB CAPITAL OF CULTURE 2013 >> - www.baghdadism.blogspot.com.au

June 7th, 2010, 02:10 AM	#2
*BigDreamer* Dreams of Babylon Rising Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 7,564 Likes (Received): 416	Najaf is a heritage city, it has amazing places in adition to the Imam Ali Shrine

December 3rd, 2010, 12:12 PM	#7
*BigDreamer* Dreams of Babylon Rising Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 7,564 Likes (Received): 416	the cemetery is bigger than the old city isn't it?.. it looks so huge on google earth.

December 4th, 2010, 01:01 AM	#10
*BigDreamer* Dreams of Babylon Rising Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 7,564 Likes (Received): 416	I can understand that there is unique and important cultural novelty associated with the Najaf cemetery.. but I'm worried that this insane growth isn't sustainable, not to mention its using up valuable land.

December 4th, 2010, 04:40 PM	#11
wasta Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 319 Likes (Received): 22	In my humble opinion they should ban non iraqi shia getting buried in Najaf, we cant cope with space and nor should Iraqi shia be prices out by richer non iraqi shias, thats just my opinion, however your views would be appreciated and respected

December 4th, 2010, 04:45 PM	#12
*elusive* Moderator Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Baghdad Posts: 4,107 Likes (Received): 112	they should just stop burying people there period... __________________ “Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless” - << VISIT BAGHDAD, ARAB CAPITAL OF CULTURE 2013 >> - www.baghdadism.blogspot.com.au

December 4th, 2010, 04:55 PM	#13
wasta Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 319 Likes (Received): 22	thats too far, for religious shia like me this is something very special, we all dream to be buried there

December 4th, 2010, 05:23 PM	#14
*elusive* Moderator Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Baghdad Posts: 4,107 Likes (Received): 112	i think every muslim would dream to be buried there but its going to take up so much land! sigh i don't know __________________ “Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless” - << VISIT BAGHDAD, ARAB CAPITAL OF CULTURE 2013 >> - www.baghdadism.blogspot.com.au

December 5th, 2010, 02:24 PM	#15
*BigDreamer* Dreams of Babylon Rising Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 7,564 Likes (Received): 416	I agree with all of the above posts. they really should do something about it. once the land is given, it's impossible to retrieve.. so it's pretty much land lost forever. it's not like a building that you can demolish it when it surpasses it's lifespan.. not to mention that it costs Iraq money to maintain and upkeep these graves. this is especially a concern if the buried are not Iraqis .. on the other hand, it's a great thing to see that many people choose Iraq as their final resting place.. this cemetery is a special place to millions of Muslims, and must be treated with utmost respect.

December 6th, 2010, 02:00 AM	#17
sheytanElKebir stsirorret dedrater kcuf Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: nwot rorret ibahaw Posts: 8,344 Likes (Received): 408	they already pay money for the land, as well as the cost of burial, and any other visitation costs (transport, food, hotel, airport use). __________________ IRAQ.

December 6th, 2010, 03:13 AM	#18
*BigDreamer* Dreams of Babylon Rising Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 7,564 Likes (Received): 416	but no maintenance costs? doesn't anyone clean the cemetery etc?

December 7th, 2010, 02:34 PM	#19
wasta Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 319 Likes (Received): 22	yea people do I think, it just get dusty, and i dontthink it costs alot to be honest.

January 19th, 2011, 10:35 PM	#20
baghdad_sara Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: London Posts: 1,389 Likes (Received): 3	Old Najaf Railway link between Kufa and Najaf Photo's from "Iraqi kingdom" group on facebook. __________________ *"I got bored of my previous signature, so this will have to do until i find a fancy quote"*

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