Iraq's first monorail, in the city of Najaf, is to be built by TransGlobim International (Globim), a privately-owned Canadian consortium which has been awarded a $600 million contract. Najaf, one of Shi'ite Islam's holiest sites, hosts hundreds of thousands of pilgrims at rites several times a year,
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