Al-Qadisiyyah Province
(Reguidit frae Al-Qādisiyyah Govrenorate)
Al-Qadisiyyah Province ([القادسية Al Qādisiyyah] error: {{lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) (or Qadisiyyah Province) is ane o the provinces o Iraq. It is in the center-sooth o the kintra. Its caipital is Al Diwaniyah. Afore 1976, it wis pairt o the ad-Diwāniyyah Province, alang wi al-Muthannā Province an Najaf Province. The province is namit efter the historical ceety of Al-Qadisiyyah; the steid o the Battle o al-Qadisiyyah, whaur in 636 CE the Islamic Rashidun forces defeatit the forces o the Sassanid Empire.
Al-Qadisiyah Govrenorate القادسية Qadisiyyah Province | |
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Province | |
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| Coordinates: 31°51′N 45°3′E / 31.850°N 45.050°E | |
| Kintra |  Iraq |
| Caipital | Al Diwaniyah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8153 km2 (3,148 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 990,483 (3% o total) |
Provincial Govrenment
eedit- Govrenor:
- Khalil Jalil Hamza (tae August 11, 2007),
- Hamid al-Khudari,
- Salim Husayin Alwan[1]
- Deputy Govrenor:
- Provincial Cooncil Chairman (PCC):
- Husayin al-Khalidi
Destricts
eeditFreemit airtins
eedit- Iraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit Reports, Maps an Assessments o Iraq's Provinces frae the UN Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit