Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate

Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate القادسية Qadisiyyah Province
—  Province  —
Coordinates: 31°51′N 45°3′E / 31.85°N 45.05°E / 31.85; 45.05Coordinates: 31°51′N 45°3′E / 31.85°N 45.05°E / 31.85; 45.05
Country	Iraq
Capital	Al Diwaniyah
Area
- Total	8,153 km2 (3,147.9 sq mi)
Population (2007)
- Total	990,483 (3% of total)

Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate (Arabic: القادسية Al Qādisiyyah‎) (or Qadisiyyah Province) is one of the provinces of Iraq. It is in the center-south of the country. Its capital is Al Diwaniyah. Before 1976, it was part of the ad-Diwāniyyah Province, along with al-Muthannā Governorate and Najaf Governorate. The province is named after the historical city of Al-Qādisiyyah; the site of the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah, where in 636 CE the Islamic Rashidun forces defeated the forces of the Sassanid Empire.

Provincial Government

• Governor:
  • Khalil Jalil Hamza (to August 11, 2007),
  • Hamid al-Khudari,
  • Salim Husayin Alwan^[1]
• Deputy Governor:
  • Diaa Abdulkarim
• Provincial Council Chairman (PCC):
  • Husayin al-Khalidi

Districts

• Al-Hamzah
• Ash-Shamiyah
• Ofak

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

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