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Kufa (irq)

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Kufa ranks 2,038th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fukushima (city), 18th arrondissement of Paris, and Taunton. Memorable people born in Kufa include Abu Hanifa, Al-Kindi, and Abu Yusuf. Memorable people who died in Kufa include Ali, Jabir ibn Hayyan, and Mukhtar al-Thaqafi. Kufa has been the birth place of many religious figures, and philosophers and the death place of many religious figures, and social activists. Kufa is located in Iraq.

Kufa, also spelled Kufah, is a city in Iraq, about 170 kilometres (110 mi) south of Baghdad, and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of Najaf. It is located on the banks of the Euphrates River. The estimated population in 2003 was 110,000. Currently, Kufa and Najaf are joined into a single urban area that is mostly commonly known to the outside world as 'Najaf'. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 698 and 915, Kufa was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Abu Hanifa, Al-Kindi, and Abu Yusuf. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Kufa including Ali, Jabir ibn Hayyan, and Mukhtar al-Thaqafi. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Kufa than were born there.

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Kufa were religious figures (3), philosophers (2), writers (1), mathematicians (1), and historians (1),  while most who died were religious figures (6), social activists (2), historians (2), and chemists (1).

Throughout history religious figures have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kufa, including Abu Hanifa, Ibn Qutaybah, and Dawud al-Zahiri.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Kufa since 1700.