Wasit Governorate
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Wasit Governorate
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| Country | File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq |
| Capital | Kut |
| Governor | Hadi al-Hamashi |
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| ISO 3166 code | IQ-WA |
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Wasit Governorate (Template:Langx) is a governorate in eastern Iraq, south-east of Baghdad and bordering Iran. Prior to 1976 it was known as Kut Province. Major cities include the capital Al-Kut, Al-Hai and Al-Suwaira. The governorate contains the Mesopotamian Marshes of Shuwayja, Al-Attariyah, and Hor Aldelmj. Its name comes from the Arabic word meaning "middle", as the former city of Wasit lay along the Tigris about midway between Baghdad and Basra. Wasit city was abandoned after the Tigris shifted course.
History
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The ancient Sumerian city-state of Der is located near the town of Badra.
The governorate experienced heavy fighting in the Iran–Iraq War, specifically the Battle of the Marshes.
During the Iraq spring fighting of 2004, the Mahdi Army briefly took control of the capital Kut, from April 6 to April 16, before being defeated by US forces.
Demographics
The population is approximately 1,450,000. The majority are Shia Arabs. The marshes have traditionally been home to many Marsh Arabs. There are also Feyli Kurds in the eastern town of Badra. A small Feyli Kurd community exists east of Kut.[1]
As of 2007, the unemployment rate was 10% and the poverty rate 35%.[3]
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1977 | 415,100 | — |
| 1987 | 564,670 | +3.13% |
| 1997 | 783,614 | +3.33% |
| 2009 | 1,150,079 | +3.25% |
| 2024 | 1,644,273 | +2.41% |
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Provincial government
- Governor: Hadi al-Hamashi[5]
- Deputy Governor: Ahmed Abdu Salam[6]
- Provincial Council Chairman: Ali Hussein Suleimon
Districts
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References
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- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Wassit Governorate Profile" (PDF). NGO Coordination Committee for Iraq (NCCI). December 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Iraq National Human Development Report 2025". UNDP. Archived from the original on 10 December 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."IAU - Iraq Information Portal (WASSIT)". www.iau-iraq.org. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Population of Governorates". City Population.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mohammed, Layla (1 February 2015). "New governor of Wasit assumes responsibility". Iraqi News. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bullinger, James (November 2006). "Al-Aziziyah Primary Healthcare Clinic Opening Holds Hope for Iraqi People" (PDF). Southern Views. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
External links
- Iraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit Script error: No such module "webarchive". Reports, Maps and Assessments of Iraq's Governorates from the UN Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit
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