Najaf, Iraq
Al-Hira
Al-Hira was an ancient city and a major metropolis located in Mesopotamia, in what is now south-central Iraq. It was the capital city of the Lakhmid kingdom, the major Arab client kingdom of the Sasanian Empire in pre-Islamic times, between the fourth and the seventh centuries. In Islamic times, it remained inhabited until the tenth century.
- City
- Najaf
- Country
- Iraq
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
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