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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Example Sentences

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

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

It learned that when Uncle Kufa pursed his lips as he was eating, he was angry at Aunt Chipo.

From Literature

She removed pots, wooden spoons, a drinking gourd, an old cloth Aunt Chipo once used to cover her hair, and a knife Uncle Kufa had hurled into a bush when the tip broke off.

From Literature

She left a few things inside the hole: a precious box of matches, some glass beads that had come off Aunt Shuvai’s bracelet, some of the copper wire Uncle Kufa used to decorate his snuffboxes.

From Literature