Dhi Qar Governorate Explained

Official Name:Thi Qar
Native Name:ذي قار
Other Name:Thi Qar Province
Mapsize:200px
Settlement Type:Governorate
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Iraq
Subdivision Type1:Capital
Subdivision Name1:Nasiriyah
Subdivision Type2:Governor
Subdivision Name2:Mortada Aboud al-Ibrahimi
Coordinates:31.2333°N 65°W
Population As Of:2018[1]
Population Total:2,095,172
Area Total Km2:12900
Blank Name Sec2:HDI (2021)
Blank Info Sec2:0.684[2]

Dhi Qar Governorate (Arabic: ذي قار|translit=Thi Qār, pronounced as /ar/) 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

Battle of Dhi Qar

Government

Modern Dhi Qar

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

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.[5]

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 17% and a poverty rate of 37%.[6]

Districts

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/Iraq.html#Stadt_alpha Citypopulation.de
  2. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 2018-09-13.
  3. News: Dozens Killed in Clashes In S. Iraq . Amit R. . Paley . 19 January 2008 . 8 October 2023 . Washington Post.
  4. News: Breathing the Same Air as Iraqi Counterparts . Jon . Dorschner . 25 May 2008 . 8 October 2023 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20080611005708/http://iraq.usembassy.gov/prt_news_05252008.html . 11 June 2008.
  5. http://www.ronsuskind.com/thewayoftheworld/2008/08/tahir_jalil_habbush.html excerpt from Suskind's book, on Suskind's webpage
  6. Web site: IAU - Iraq Information Portal (Thi-Qar) . www.iau-iraq.org . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150926223907/http://www.iau-iraq.org/gp/thi-qar/default.asp . 26 September 2015 . dead.