Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate

Al-Qadisiyah Governorate القادسية
Province
Coordinates: 31°51′N 45°3′E / 31.850°N 45.050°ECoordinates: 31°51′N 45°3′E / 31.850°N 45.050°E
Country	Iraq
Capital	Al Diwaniyah
Area
• Total	8,153 km^2 (3,148 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	1,800,000 (10% of total)

Al-Qadisiyah Governorate (Arabic: القادسية Al Qādisiyah‎) is one of the governorates of Iraq. It is in the center-south of the country. Its capital is Al Diwaniyah. Before 1976, it was part of the ad-Diwāniyah Governorate, along with al-Muthannā and Najaf. The province is named after the historical city of Al-Qādisiyah, the site of the Battle of al-Qādisiyah, where in 636 CE the Islamic Rashidun forces defeated the forces of the Sassanid Empire. The governorate is predominately Shia Arab. It includes the Mesopotamian marsh of Hor Aldelmj.

Provincial Government

• Governor:
  • Khalil Jalil Hamza (to August 11, 2007),
  • Hamid al-Khudari,
  • Salim Husayin Alwan
  • Dr. Ammar Al-Madany
• Deputy Governor:
  • Hussain Al-Mosawy
• Provincial Council Chairman (PCC):
  • Hakim Al-Khuza'i

Districts

• Hamza
• Shamiya
• Afak
• Diwaniya

External links

• Iraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit Reports, Maps and Assessments of Iraq's Governorates from the UN Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit

References