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Article: Iraqi prime minister inaugurates new airport in southern city of Najaf

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July 20, 2008
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Iraq's prime minister is inaugurating a new airport in the southern city of Najaf.

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims, mostly Iranians, travel to Iraq every year to visit Shiite shrines in Najaf and another holy city, Karbala. The new airport is expected to boost the numbers of pious tourists.

At a ceremony now underway, Prime ...

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