Al Kifl

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 after	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)
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Time zone	UTC+3
Postal code	50006

Ancient minaret in Kifl.

See also

• Ezekiel's Tomb