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£586 - £1,060
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London HeathrowNajaf Al Najaf Intl
LHR - NJF
LHRNJF
London Heathrow
Tue 23/7
1 stop24h 00m
Najaf Al Najaf Intl
Sat 3/8
1 stop19h 55m
London HeathrowNajaf Al Najaf Intl
LHR - NJF
LHRNJF
London Heathrow
Wed 7/8
1 stop11h 55m
Najaf Al Najaf Intl
Tue 3/9
1 stop19h 55m
London HeathrowNajaf Al Najaf Intl
LHR - NJF
LHRNJF
London Heathrow
Thu 22/8
1 stop11h 55m
Najaf Al Najaf Intl
Mon 26/8
1 stop19h 55m
London StanstedNajaf Al Najaf Intl
STN - NJF
STNNJF
London Stansted
Tue 23/7
2 stops19h 35m
Najaf Al Najaf Intl
Sat 3/8
2 stops23h 45m
London HeathrowNajaf Al Najaf Intl
LHR - NJF
LHRNJF
London Heathrow
Tue 23/7
2 stops31h 05m
Najaf Al Najaf Intl
Sat 3/8
1 stop25h 50m
London HeathrowNajaf Al Najaf Intl
LHR - NJF
LHRNJF
London Heathrow
Wed 21/8
1 stop24h 00m
Najaf Al Najaf Intl
Tue 27/8
1 stop28h 20m
London GatwickNajaf Al Najaf Intl
LGW - NJF
LGWNJF
London Gatwick
Tue 23/7
1 stop28h 10m
Najaf Al Najaf Intl
Sat 3/8
1 stop10h 30m
London GatwickNajaf Al Najaf Intl
LGW - NJF
LGWNJF
London Gatwick
Thu 22/8
1 stop9h 05m
Najaf Al Najaf Intl
Sun 25/8
1 stop11h 45m
London StanstedNajaf Al Najaf Intl
STN - NJF
STNNJF
London Stansted
Tue 23/7
1 stop15h 55m
Najaf Al Najaf Intl
Sat 3/8
1 stop22h 50m
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The cabin crew were as always friendly and helpful. Couldn't ask for more. Although the flight in business was under occupied there were a couple of things not available!
Overall
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The cabin crew were as always friendly and helpful. Couldn't ask for more. Although the flight in business was under occupied there were a couple of things not available!
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The cabin crew were as always friendly and helpful. Couldn't ask for more. Although the flight in business was under occupied there were a couple of things not available!
Overall
Crew
Entertainment
Boarding
Comfort
Food
Reviews
The cabin crew were as always friendly and helpful. Couldn't ask for more. Although the flight in business was under occupied there were a couple of things not available!
Overall
Crew
Entertainment
Boarding
Comfort
Food
Reviews
The cabin crew were as always friendly and helpful. Couldn't ask for more. Although the flight in business was under occupied there were a couple of things not available!
The Iraqi city of Najaf is one of the great cities of the Islamic world, and has all of the spirituality and architectural splendor that you would expect from an important pilgrimage site. And it’s also a welcoming place for visitors to experience, with vibrant markets to explore.
The city is renowned amongst Shi’ite Muslims as the burial place of Imam Ali, the son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, and Ali is honoured by the beautiful Tomb of Ali Ibn Talib. Every year, tens of thousands of worshippers visit the shrine, paying their respects to one of the forefathers of the Islamic faith, and although tourists can’t enter the innermost sanctum, they can see the stunning architecture and experience the excitement of the pilgrimage in full flow.
However, Najaf has more to offer than Ali’s tomb. Head to the Mosque of Imam Ali, another of the Islamic World’s great sights, with its splendid golden gilded dome and walls that are inlaid with sacred relics. Visitors can also see the outside of the town’s famous seminary – a teaching site for Shi’ite clerics across the world.
Visitors to the city can also take in the famous market of Najaf, which offers deliciously fresh locally grown dates and other fruits, as well as traditional clothing and crafts products that would make for unique souvenirs.
It is also possible for visitors to join specially organised tours to other sacred cities in Iraq such as Karbala (home of the shrine of the Imam Hussein) or Kufa with its stunningly serene mosque. It will also be possible to enlist local experts who can drive visitors to even more ancient sites such as Babylon or Nineveh – with their extraordinary gateways and palaces.
There is not a developed public transport system in Najaf, but visitors can walk between the major shrines and mosques with ease. Taxis and motorised rickshaws will be available for longer journeys, and bicycles are not unknown on the city streets.