It is largely surrounded by the Wadi al-Salaam, which is legendarily situated on land bought by Abraham and thought to be the largest cemetery in the world.
According to legend, this city was built where the caliph's dogs stopped and refused to chase a stag. It was the location where Shaykh Tusi founded the first clerical seminary known as the Hawza. Ayatollah Khomeini spent most of his fourteen year exile in this city. One site here was chosen at the spot where a white camel carrying a corpse chose to rest. It is largely surrounded by the Wadi al-Salaam, which is legendarily situated on land bought by Abraham and thought to be the largest cemetery in the world. The primary attraction in this city is the Mausoleum of (*) Husayn ibn Ali, which was built here after his death at nearby Karbala. For 10 points, name this headquarters of the cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, an Iraqi city which is one of the most holy sites in Shia Islam.
According to legend, this city was built where the caliph's dogs stopped and refused to chase a stag.
Najaf