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.

Kūfah, medieval city of Iraq that was a centre of Arab culture and learning from the 8th to the 10th century. It was founded in 638 ce as a garrison town by ʿUmar I, the second caliph. The city lay on the Hindiyyah branch of the Euphrates River, about 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Al-Najaf.

The Great Mosque of Kufa (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلْكُوفَة ٱلْمُعَظَّم/ٱلْأَعْظَم, romanized: Masjid al-Muʿaẓẓam/al-ʾAʿaẓam), or Masjid al-Kufa, is located in Kufa, Iraq and is one of the earliest surviving mosques in the world.

Mosque of Kūfa (Arabic: مسجد الکوفة) is a great mosque in the Islamic world. For Shi'as, it is the fourth important mosque after al-Masjid al-Haram, al-Masjid al-Nabi, and Masjid al-Aqsa. It is also the oldest and the most important visiting place in Kufa.

2017年6月20日 · KUFA, a city about 105 kms south of Baghdad. Kufa was founded as a garrison city (meṣr) in 17/638 by Saʿd b. Abi Waqqāṣ, after his victory at the battle of Qādesiya. It replaced Ḥira as the local administrative center for several former Sasanian provinces (Morony, p. 154).

Kūfa (Arabic: الکوفة), also spelled Kufah, is located in the south of Iraq, ten Kilometers northeast of Imam Ali's shrine in Najaf and it is the second city built by Muslims. It was chosen as the capital by Imam 'Ali (a) in 36 /656-7, where he was martyred. Most of Shi'a Muslims were inhabitants of Kufa in the 1st/ 7th century.

Al-Kufah is a city with a long history dating back to ancient times, and is considered one of the oldest cities in Iraq. An Najaf is a holy city for Shia Muslims, as it is the burial place of Imam Ali, the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad.

2016年6月19日 · KUFA, Iraq — The Great Mosque of Kufa (aka al-Sahla) is located in the city of Kufa (97 miles south of Baghdad) and is considered one of the earliest mosques in the Islamic world. Built in 638, it was the birthplace of the Shiite religious and political ideology.

2018年3月31日 · Ever since a caravan of 370 followers of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) set foot in Kufa in the late seventh century, the city witnessed a massive influx of visitors, including scholars, lawmakers, historians, strategists and poets who were going to set the region on a new upward trajectory.

Kufa 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. The city was the final capital of Imam Ali …