Al-Meshkhab
Al-Meshkhab is an Iraqi city and capital of the Al-Meshkhab district situated in the Najaf Governorate, 35 km south of Najaf and 230 km south west of Baghdad. The city is located on the Al-Meshkhab Channel. The majority of the local population consists of Shia Islam belonging to Arabic tribes such as Alzurfy, Muhany and Al-Ghazali. The city was first established as a village in 1916 during the Ottoman Iraq era, promoted to subdistrict then finally upgraded to district capital in 2014.
Al-Meshkhab | |
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City | |
| Coordinates: 31.8042°N 44.4892°E | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Governorate | Najaf |
| District | Al-Meshkhab |
In 2018 its population was estimated to be north of 140,000.
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