Tar AL Najaf and the possibility of Investing It of The Geomorphic Features

Abstract

that are located within Tar Najaf. Which is located in the northern part of Najaf Governorate, and it has a northwest-southeast extension, its length is about 68 km. Its highest altitude was 130 meters above sea level on the western side. Its height vanishes as we head southeast until it reaches 20 meters above sea level, specifically at the city of Al-Hira. This tyre is a steep rocky cliff in most of its parts, some of which have a slope angle of 90 degrees. This rocky cliff has retreated as a result of water sculpting its lower sides during the rainy ages. Also, this steep cliff turns into scattered hills as we head towards its western side. In addition, the research aims to study the rock formations of the Tertiary period, represented by the formations of Injana and Al-Dibbeh, and the deposits of the Quaternary time, which are represented by the gypsum deposits. And the study of climate from the Quaternary period to the present time, The land forms formed by geomorphological processes such as weathering, water erosion and wind erosion in the aforementioned rock formations were studied. Which is represented by the movement of rocky crumbs (crawling, rockfall, rockslides), and forms of water erosion (rock edges, cliffs, slopes, cliffs, mesa, houses, tombs), And forms of groundwater as well as forms of wind erosion. And the study of the raw materials (sand, gravel and gypsum) deposited within the Najaf region, and the construction industries that depend on these materials mainly. As the deposits of the formation of Anjana containing sandstone, And the deposits of the formation of Al-Dibbah, represented by the thin wind sediments, In addition to the gypsum deposits within the gypsum deposits, raw material for construction industries, Whether it is for the manufacture of ready-made concrete, the manufacture of the cache, the cement bricks (blocks), plaster, or other construction industries, The research dealt with suggested industrial places in the middle of the study area, that would be complementary or alternative to the industries already existing in the city of Najaf.