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Province of Wasit

Historical Background

It is situated in the middle of Iraq. Building the
city started in 78 A. H. and it was finished in 86
A.H. to be the new administrative headquarter of
the country. It was named Wasit due to its
location in the center of the country or in between
Al Koufa and Basra, this province is important for
its Historical and ancient sites as it has more than
(420) location such as Wasit historical City which
is located in the South – east of the province as
well as (Tal Mariees) located to the north of Badra District and (Tal Al Welayia)
located in Al Ahrar District.

Location

Province of Wasit situates in the southern part of the middle area, The province
center is the city of Kut, 172 km to the south of Baghdad, bordered by the Province of
Diyala and Baghdad to the north and Maisan Province (206 km) and Thi Qar (204
km) both to the south, Babylon is ( 274 km) to the west and AL Qadesiah is ( 192 km)
to the south west. Eastwards of the Province is the international borderline of Iraq
with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Area

The area of the Province of Wasit is (17153) km²

Population

The population of the Province is (1.401.442) person

Main cities:

- Kut District, Wasit- Shikh Saad
- Al Noumaniah District, Al Ahrar
- Hai District, Al Muafaqiya- Al Bashair
- Badra District, Jasan- Zurbatiya
- Sewaira District, Al Zubaidiya- Al
Shihaymia
- Aziziyah District, Taj Al Deen- Al
Boni Al-Kut Dam