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  Updated: June 25, 2006

Best tourist facilities for Najaf pilgrims demanded

By: Ismail Zabeeh

HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: An-Najaf Al-Ashraf or the holy city of Najaf - center of Al-Marjaiyah Ad-Diniyah - hosts the holy mausoleum of Amir-ol Mo'minin Al-Imam Ali bin Abi Talib (p), that's why draws millions of pilgrims and visitors who come here to perform zyarah of sacred shrines, graves and mausoleums.

But these millions of pilgrims do not find any parks, picnic spots, hotels and other tourism services like other religious visiting cities.

Meanwhile, a plan to establish a city for pilgrims, consisting of forty-six hotels and other tourist facilities, in the Holy Najaf is in progress, according to officials.

People of Najaf have long been demanding from the government tourism services in order to lessen traveling difficulties being faced by the countrymen and pilgrims.


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