Al Kifl (Arabic: الكفل; 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.[2] The town was once a significant Jewish pilgrimage site and home to a community of Iraqi Jews until the late 1940s.[3]
Al Kifl
الكفل | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Vendors line the main road through Kifl. | |
  Al Kifl Location within Iraq | |
| Coordinates: 32°13′27″N 44°22′36″E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Province | Babylon |
| District | Al-Hillah |
| Named for | Dhul-Kifl |
| Area | |
• Total | 439 sq mi (1,137 km2) |
| Elevation | 115 ft (35 m) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 22,800 |
| • Density | 52/sq mi (20/km2) |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+3 |
| Postal code | 50006 |
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