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Kufa

American  
[koo-fuh, -fa] / ˈku fə, -fæ /

noun

  1. a town in central Iraq: former seat of Abbassid caliphate; Muslim pilgrimage center.


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In Kufa — a town in al-Sadr’s home province of Najaf province — hundreds lined up to sign the pledge on Friday.

From Seattle Times Dec. 2, 2022

In Kufa - a town in al-Sadr’s home province of Najaf province - hundreds lined up to sign the pledge on Friday.

From Washington Times Dec. 2, 2022

Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr delivers a sermon to worshippers during Friday prayers at the Kufa mosque near Najaf, Iraq September 23, 2016.

From Reuters Aug. 29, 2022

But judging by the number and intensity of worshippers thronging the mosque in Kufa last Friday, the U.S. may be underestimating the rebel leader.

From Time Magazine Archive

Uncle Kufa had given the zangos to Masvita, expecting her to share them with the younger girls.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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