- Wasit Governorate
Infobox Settlement
official_name =Pagename
native_name =Arabic: واسط
mapsize=200
settlement_type =Governorate
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =Iraq
subdivision_type1 = Capital
subdivision_name1 =Al Kut
latd=32 |latm=40 |latNS=N
longd=45 |longm=45 |longEW=E
population_as_of = 2003
population_total = 913000
density_km2 =
area_total_km2 = 17153
blank_name=Main language(s)
blank_info= Arabic, KurdishWasit ( _ar. واسط) is one of the
governorates of Iraq . It is in the east of the country. Its name comes from the Arabic word meaning "middle," as it lies along the Tigris about midway betweenBaghdad and theBasra . Its major cities include the capital,Al Kut , andAl Hayy . Prior to 1976 it was known as Kut Province. Another city in this Governorate isWasit .Provincial Government
*Governor:
Latif al-Turfa [http://rfe.rferl.org/newsline/2008/03/6-SWA/swa-070308.asp]
*Deputy Governor:Ahmed Abdu Salam [http://www.dvidshub.net/media/pubs/pdf_1555.pdf]Cities
*
Kut (374 Thousand)
* Al Suwaira (161 Thousand)
* Al-Hai
* Al Azeeziaya
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