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Province of Muthanna

Historical Background

The appearance of Warka City in the fifth
millennium B. C. represents the first shift to the
stable style of life and the early beginnings of the
appearance of ruling régimes, writing, and laws
which organized the social life in addition to
developed Agriculture and availability of water
resources which made Al Warkaa city the first
spark in the Sumerian civilization.

Location

Muthanna province is located in the south part of Iraq, at the edges of the alluvial
plain. The majority of its areas height varies between (70- 220m) above the sea level.
The River Euphrates and its branches pass through it. It is the only water resource for
agricultural crops irrigation. The Province is 270 km from Baghdad to the south. It is
the second biggest Province, after Anbar, regarding its area. It has a desert climate,
and its center is Samawa District and the province has administrative boundaries with
Al-Najaf and Al-Diwaniyha from the North, Basra and Dhi Qar from the east, Saudi
Arabia from the west and part from Basra and Kuwait country from the south.

Area

The area of the Province of Muthanna is (51.740) km², 12% of the total area of Iraq.
The desert occupies 47.000 km², which means 91% of the total area of the Province.

Population: The population of the Province is (824.831) person.

Main cities:

- Samawa District, Sewair
- Rumaitha District, Al Majd- Al
Warkaa- Al Najmi- AL Hilal
- Salman District Al Basiya
- Hatra District, Al Daraji

Sawah Lake