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Thi Qar

ذي قار

Thi Qar Province
Official seal of Thi Qar
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Location of Thi Qar
Country  Iraq
Capital Nasiriyah
Governor Ahmed Gheni Al Khafagy
Area
 • Total 12,900 km2 (5,000 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total 2,000,000
HDI (2017) 0.665
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Dhi Qar Governorate (Arabic: ذي قار, romanized: Thi Qār, Arabic: [ðiː qɑːr]) is a governorate in southern Iraq, in the Arabian Peninsula. The provincial capital is Nasiriyah. Prior to 1976 the governorate was known as Muntafiq Governorate. Thi Qar was the heartland of the ancient Iraqi civilization of Sumer, and includes the ruins of Ur, Eridu, Lagash, Larsa, Girsu, Umma, and Bad-tibira. The southern area of the governorate is covered by Mesopotamian Marshes.

History

Ancient history

Battle of Dhi Qar

Government

  • Governor: Yahia Nasseri
  • Deputy Governor: Ahmed al-Sheik Taha [1]
  • Governorate Council Chairman (GCC): Ihsan Al-Taei [2]

Modern Dhi Qar

The governorate includes the towns of al-Rifai, Qalat Sukkar, Ash Shatrah, al-Gharraf, Suq al-Shuyouk, Khamisiyah and al-Chibayish.

In the mid-1990s the governor was Tahir Jalil Habbush al-Tikriti, who later became police chief of the country, and in 1999, director of the Iraqi Intelligence Service.

Demographics

The population is approximately 2,000,000, predominantly Shia Arab. The southern marshes have traditionally been home to many Marsh Arabs.

As of 2007, the area is very poor, with an unemployment rate of 31% and a poverty rate of 32%.

Districts

  • Al-Chibayish
  • Al-Rifa'i
  • Shatrah
  • Nasiriyah
  • Suq Al-Shuykh

See also

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