Thi Qar محافظة ذي قار Thi Qar Province | |
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| Coordinates:31°14′N46°19′E / 31.233°N 46.317°E /31.233; 46.317 | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Capital | Nasiriyah |
| Governor | Mortada Aboud al-Ibrahimi |
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• Total | 12,900 km2 (5,000 sq mi) |
| Population (2018[1]) | |
• Total | 2,095,172 |
| ISO 3166 code | IQ-DQ |
| HDI (2021) | 0.684[2] medium |
Dhi Qar Governorate (Arabic:محافظة ذي قار,romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Ḏī Qār,Arabic:[muħaːfaðˤatðiːqaːr]) is agovernorate in southernIraq, in the Arabian Peninsula. The provincial capital isNasiriyah. Prior to 1976 the governorate was known as Muntafiq Governorate. Thi Qar was the heartland of the ancient Iraqi civilization ofSumer, and includes the ruins ofUr,Eridu,Lagash,Larsa,Girsu,Umma, andBad-tibira. The southern area of the governorate is covered byMesopotamian Marshes.
The governorate includes the towns ofal-Rifai,Qalat Sukkar,Al Shatrah,al-Gharraf,Suq el-Shuyukh,Khamisiyah,al-Chibayish andal-Dawaya.
In the mid-1990s the governor wasTahir Jalil Habbush al-Tikriti, who later became police chief of the country, and in 1999, director of the Iraqi Intelligence Service.[5]
The population is approximately 2,000,000, predominantlyShiaArab. The southern marshes have traditionally been home to manyMarsh Arabs.
As of 2007, the area is very poor, with an unemployment rate of 17% and a poverty rate of 37%.[6]
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