What is "khalaf"

Khalaf may refer to:

• Khalaf (name)
• Al-Khalaf, a village in east-central Yemen
• Khalaf, East Azerbaijan, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
• Khalaf, Khuzestan, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran
• Khalaf-e Nabi, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran
• Khalaf, South Khorasan, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran
• Halaf, Iran (disambiguation), various places in Khuzestan Province, Iran

Khalaf is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name:

• Khalaf al-Bazzar (d. 844), canonical reader of the Qur'an
• Khalaf I (937–1009), Amir of Sistan
• Khalaf Al-Enezi (born 1952), Kuwaiti politician
• Khalaf Al Salamah (born 1979), Kuwaiti footballer
• Khalaf al-Ulayyan, Iraqi politician
• Khalaf Khalafov (born 1959), Azerbaijani politician
• Khalaf Masa'deh (died 2015), Jordanian lawyer and politician

Surname:

• Abbas Khalaf, Iraqi translator
• Abdulhadi Khalaf (born 1945), Bahrani political activist and academic
• Abdulhadi Khalaf (footballer) (born 1986), Syrian footballer
• Ahmad Ibrahim Khalaf (born 1992), Iraqi footballer
• Aline Khalaf (born 1974), Lebanese singer
• Hala Khalaf (born 1981), Jordianian blogger
• Karim Khalaf (1935–1985), Palestinian politician
• Khaled Khalaf (born 1983), Kuwaiti footballer
• Mohamed Khalaf, Egyptian footballer
• Rima Khalaf (born 1953), Jordanian UN official
• Salah Khalaf (1933–1991), Palestinian PLO official
• Samir Khalaf (born 1933), Lebanese sociologist
• Ubay ibn Khalaf, contemporary of Muhammad
• Umayyah ibn Khalaf, contemporary of Muhammad