Al-Qadisiyah Governorate محافظة القادسية Al-Diwaniyah Governorate | |
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| Coordinates:31°51′N45°3′E / 31.850°N 45.050°E /31.850; 45.050 | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Capital | Al Diwaniyah |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Abbas al-Zamili |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,153 km2 (3,148 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 1,320,000 (10% of total) |
| HDI (2021) | 0.678[1] medium |
| Website | http://www.diwaniya.gov.iq/ |
Al-Qadisiyah Governorate (Arabic:القادسية,al-Qādisiyah), also known as theAl-Diwaniyah Governorate (Arabic:ٱلدِّيوَانِيَّة,ad-Dīwānīyah), is one of thegovernorates ofIraq. 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 isAl Diwaniyah. Before 1976, it was part of the ad-Diwāniyah Governorate, along withal-Muthannā andNajaf. The province is named after the historical city ofAl-Qadisiyah, the site of theBattle of al-Qadisiyyah, where in 636 CE theIslamicRashidun forces defeated the forces of theSassanid Empire. The governorate is predominantlyShiaArab. It includes theMesopotamian Marshes of Hor Aldelmj.
There is one public university known as theUniversity 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]
| 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% |
| 2018 | 1,291,048 | +2.03% |
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