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247: 61: 45: 453: 130: 68: 297:. A project to renovate the tomb and develop it as a tourist attraction has proven controversial. The town was once a significant Jewish pilgrimage site and home to a community of 405: 518: 513: 92: 396: 373: 246: 494: 331:"Iraq: Governorates, Major Cities & Urban Centers - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information" 402: 44: 417: 523: 487: 298: 60: 353: 480: 8: 286: 358: 460: 310: 155: 145: 468: 409: 378: 330: 258: 285:. The population in and near the town is about 15,000. Kifl is the location of 464: 507: 432: 419: 107: 94: 290: 374:"Babylon's forgotten tomb, a symbol of Iraq's ancient Jewish heritage" 282: 274: 223: 167: 452: 162: 294: 228: 278: 270: 135: 403:Rare Pictures Of Ezekiel The Prophet By Kobi arami 354:"Crossroads of Antiquity Can’t Decide on New Path" 505: 488: 26: 293:who is believed to be the biblical prophet 495: 481: 245: 49:Vendors line the main road through Kifl. 519:Populated places on the Euphrates River 506: 371: 514:Populated places in Babil Governorate 447: 262: 182:439 sq mi (1,137 km) 27: 13: 362:October 19, 2010, October 20, 2010 347: 323: 14: 535: 390: 451: 372:Porter, Lizzie (26 March 2019). 128: 66: 59: 43: 356:article by Steven Lee Myers in 67: 365: 1: 467:. You can help Knowledge by 269:) is a town in southeastern 7: 304: 10: 540: 446: 289:, containing the tomb of 234: 222: 215: 207: 199: 194: 186: 178: 173: 161: 151: 141: 123: 88: 54: 42: 35: 21: 316: 250:Ancient minaret in Kifl. 190:115 ft (35 m) 463:location article is a 301:until the late 1940s. 251: 433:32.22417°N 44.37667°E 335:www.citypopulation.de 249: 211:52/sq mi (20/km) 108:32.22417°N 44.37667°E 16:City in Babylon, Iraq 524:Iraq geography stubs 208: • Density 80:Location within Iraq 429: /  287:Al-Nukhailah Mosque 104: /  438:32.22417; 44.37667 408:2019-01-09 at the 359:The New York Times 252: 200: • Total 179: • Total 113:32.22417; 44.37667 476: 475: 461:Iraq geographical 397:Dhu'l Kifl Shrine 244: 243: 531: 497: 490: 483: 455: 448: 444: 443: 441: 440: 439: 434: 430: 427: 426: 425: 422: 384: 383: 369: 363: 351: 345: 344: 342: 341: 327: 265:; also known as 264: 134: 132: 131: 119: 118: 116: 115: 114: 109: 105: 102: 101: 100: 97: 70: 69: 63: 47: 30: 29: 19: 18: 539: 538: 534: 533: 532: 530: 529: 528: 504: 503: 502: 501: 437: 435: 431: 428: 423: 420: 418: 416: 415: 410:Wayback Machine 393: 388: 387: 379:Middle East Eye 370: 366: 352: 348: 339: 337: 329: 328: 324: 319: 307: 277:River, between 240: 129: 127: 112: 110: 106: 103: 98: 95: 93: 91: 90: 84: 83: 82: 81: 78: 77: 76: 75: 71: 50: 38: 31: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 537: 527: 526: 521: 516: 500: 499: 492: 485: 477: 474: 473: 456: 413: 412: 400: 392: 391:External links 389: 386: 385: 364: 346: 321: 320: 318: 315: 314: 313: 311:Ezekiel's Tomb 306: 303: 242: 241: 238: 236: 232: 231: 226: 220: 219: 217: 213: 212: 209: 205: 204: 201: 197: 196: 192: 191: 188: 184: 183: 180: 176: 175: 171: 170: 165: 159: 158: 153: 149: 148: 143: 139: 138: 125: 121: 120: 86: 85: 79: 73: 72: 65: 64: 58: 57: 56: 55: 52: 51: 48: 40: 39: 36: 33: 32: 25: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 536: 525: 522: 520: 517: 515: 512: 511: 509: 498: 493: 491: 486: 484: 479: 478: 472: 470: 466: 462: 457: 454: 450: 449: 445: 442: 411: 407: 404: 401: 399:, archnet.org 398: 395: 394: 381: 380: 375: 368: 361: 360: 355: 350: 336: 332: 326: 322: 312: 309: 308: 302: 300: 296: 292: 288: 284: 280: 276: 272: 268: 260: 256: 248: 237: 233: 230: 227: 225: 221: 218: 214: 210: 206: 202: 198: 193: 189: 185: 181: 177: 172: 169: 166: 164: 160: 157: 154: 150: 147: 144: 140: 137: 126: 122: 117: 89:Coordinates: 87: 62: 53: 46: 41: 34: 20: 469:expanding it 458: 414: 377: 367: 357: 349: 338:. Retrieved 334: 325: 266: 254: 253: 436: / 291:Dhu al-Kifl 235:Postal code 111: / 508:Categories 424:44°22′36″E 421:32°13′27″N 340:2019-01-11 299:Iraqi Jews 195:Population 99:44°22′36″E 96:32°13′27″N 283:Al Hillah 275:Euphrates 224:Time zone 187:Elevation 168:Dhul-Kifl 163:Named for 156:Al-Hillah 406:Archived 305:See also 152:District 142:Province 295:Ezekiel 273:on the 255:Al Kifl 146:Babylon 124:Country 74:Al Kifl 23:Al Kifl 259:Arabic 216:  203:22,800 133:  459:This 317:Notes 279:Najaf 263:الكفل 239:50006 229:UTC+3 28:الكفل 465:stub 281:and 271:Iraq 267:Kifl 174:Area 136:Iraq 37:City 510:: 376:. 333:. 261:: 496:e 489:t 482:v 471:. 382:. 343:. 257:(

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Vendors line the main road through Kifl.
Al Kifl is located in Iraq
32°13′27″N 44°22′36″E / 32.22417°N 44.37667°E / 32.22417; 44.37667
Iraq
Babylon
Al-Hillah
Named for
Dhul-Kifl
Time zone
UTC+3

Arabic
Iraq
Euphrates
Najaf
Al Hillah
Al-Nukhailah Mosque
Dhu al-Kifl
Ezekiel
Iraqi Jews
Ezekiel's Tomb
"Iraq: Governorates, Major Cities & Urban Centers - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information"
"Crossroads of Antiquity Can’t Decide on New Path"
The New York Times
"Babylon's forgotten tomb, a symbol of Iraq's ancient Jewish heritage"
Middle East Eye
Dhu'l Kifl Shrine
Rare Pictures Of Ezekiel The Prophet By Kobi arami
Archived
Wayback Machine

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