Ghuraifa
Ghuraifa
الغريفة | |
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Village | |
Capital Governorate |
Ghuraifa (
Shia
.
The village and its descendants have produced a number of prominent
Twelver
clerics, including:
- Grand Ayatollah Allaedin Ghoraifi of Najaf
- Senior Bahraini cleric Abdullah al Ghuraifi[1]
- Ayatollah Sistani in Baghdad.
The village lies west of the United States Naval Support Activity Bahrain base, and south of the Bahrain School.
References
- ^ Abdullah al Ghuraifi.
- New York Times, July 2, 2005.
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