Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate

Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate القادسية Qadisiyyah Province
— Province —

Coordinates:
Country	Iraq
Capital	Al Diwaniyah
Area
• Total	8,153 km² (3,147.9 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	990,483 (3% of total)

Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate (Arabic: القادسية Al Qādisiyyah‎) (or Qadisiyyah Province) is one of the provinces of Iraq. It is in the center-south of the country. Its capital is Al Diwaniyah. Before 1976, it was part of the ad-Diwāniyyah Province, along with al-Muthannā Governorate and Najaf Governorate. The province is named after the historical city of Al-Qādisiyyah; the site of the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah, where in 636 CE the Islamic Rashidun forces defeated the forces of the Sassanid Empire.

Provincial Government

Governor:
- Khalil Jalil Hamza (to August 11, 2007),
- Hamid al-Khudari,
- Salim Husayin Alwan^[1]
Deputy Governor:
- Diaa Abdulkarim
Provincial Council Chairman (PCC):
- Husayin al-Khalidi

Iraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit Reports, Maps and Assessments of Iraq's Governorates from the UN Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit

Provinces of Iraq

Anbar • Arbil • Babylon • Baghdad • Basra • Dhi Qar • Diyala • Dohuk • Karbala • Kirkuk • Maysan • Muthanna • Najaf • Nineveh • Qadisiyyah • Saladin • Sulaymaniyah • Wasit