Al-Qadisiyah Governorate (Arabic: القادسية, al-Qādisiyah), also known as the Al-Diwaniyah Governorate (Arabic: ٱلدِّيوَانِيَّة, ad-Dīwānīyah), is one of the governorates of Iraq. It is in the southern part of the center of the country. The estimated population of the province is about a million and a half million people, according to the census of 2014. Its capital is Al Diwaniyah. Before 1976, it was part of the ad-Diwāniyah Governorate, along with al-Muthannā and Najaf. The province is named after the historical city of Al-Qadisiyah, the site of the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah, where in 636 CE the Islamic Rashidun forces defeated the forces of the Sassanid Empire. The governorate is predominantly Shia Arab. It includes the Mesopotamian Marshes of Hor Aldelmj.
Al-Qadisiyah Governorate
محافظة القادسية Al-Diwaniyah Governorate | |
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| Coordinates: 31°51′N 45°3′E / 31.850°N 45.050°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Capital | Al Diwaniyah |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Abbas al-Zamili |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,153 km2 (3,148 sq mi) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 1,477,310 |
| • Density | 181.2/km2 (469.3/sq mi) |
| HDI (2024) | 0.700[1] high · 12th of 18 |
| Website | diwaniya |
Education
editThere is one public university known as the University of Qadisiyah, which was founded in the late 1980s, and includes colleges such as nursing, pharmacy, law, literature, education, agriculture, medicine and others. The student population is mostly derived from districts and areas of the province and neighbouring provinces. The university is on the old road leading to the city of Hilla. The technical institute of Al-Qadisiyah is approximately 6 km from the city centre.[citation needed]
Provincial Government
edit- Governor: Sami Al Hasnawi
- Deputy Governor: Hussain Al Mosawi
- Provincial Council Chairman (PCC): Jubayyir Al Jubouri
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1977 | 423,000 | — |
| 1987 | 559,805 | +2.84% |
| 1997 | 751,331 | +2.99% |
| 2009 | 1,077,614 | +3.05% |
| 2024 | 1,477,310 | +2.13% |
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| Source: Citypopulation[2] | ||
Districts
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Iraq National Human Development Report 2025". UNDP. Archived from the original on 2025-12-10. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
- ↑ "Population of Governorates". www.citypopulation.de.
External links
edit- Iraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit Reports, Maps and Assessments of Iraq's Governorates from the UN Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit
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