Al-Qadisiyyah Province

Al-Qadisiyah Govrenorate القادسية Qadisiyyah Province
Province
Coordinates: 31°51′N 45°3′E
Kintra	Iraq
Caipital	Al Diwaniyah
Area
• Total	8153 km2 (3,148 sq mi)
Population  (2007)
• Total	990,483 (3% o total)

Al-Qadisiyyah Province ([القادسية Al Qādisiyyah] ) (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.

Provincial Govrenment

• Govrenor:
  • Khalil Jalil Hamza (tae August 11, 2007),
  • Hamid al-Khudari,
  • Salim Husayin Alwan
• Deputy Govrenor:
  • Diaa Abdulkarim
• Provincial Cooncil Chairman (PCC):
  • Husayin al-Khalidi

Destricts

• Al-Hamzah
• Ash-Shamiyah
• Ofak

Freemit airtins

• Iraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit Reports, Maps an Assessments o Iraq's Provinces frae the UN Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit