Al Kifl

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Ancient minaret in Kifl.

Al Kifl (Template:Langx; also known as Kifl) is a town in southeastern Iraq on the Euphrates River, between Najaf and Al Hillah. The population in and near the town is about 15,000. Kifl is the location of Al-Nukhailah Mosque, containing the tomb of Dhu al-Kifl who is believed to be the biblical prophet Ezekiel. A project to renovate the tomb and develop it as a tourist attraction has proven controversial.[1] The town was once a significant Jewish pilgrimage site and home to a community of Iraqi Jews until the late 1940s.[2]

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  1. "Crossroads of Antiquity Can’t Decide on New Path" article by Steven Lee Myers in The New York Times October 19, 2010, October 20, 2010
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