Kut

Also known as Al Kut, Kut El Amara

Kūt (), officially Al-Kut, also spelled Kutulamare, Kut al-Imara or Kut Al Amara, is a city in eastern Iraq, on the left bank of the Tigris River, about south east of Baghdad, and the capital of the Wasit Governorate. the estimated population is about 389,400 people. It is the capital of the province long known as Al Kut, but since the 1960s renamed Wasit.

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Kut is a city in Iraq that serves as the capital of the Wasit Governorate. Located at an elevation of approximately 21 meters above sea level, the city has a population of 377,600. It is situated within the Asia/Baghdad timezone. The native label for the city is الكوت.

A significant historical event associated with Kut is the Siege of Kut. The city is described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. Within the governorate, there is a facility known as the Wasit General Company for Textile Industries, located on شارع النسيج in ناحية مرکز قضاء الكوت.

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Place details

Locality: ناحية مرکز قضاء الكوت
Region: محافظة واسط
Country: العراق
Population: 315,162
Timezone: Asia/Baghdad

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PM2.5: 37.1 µg/m³
PM10: 127.1 µg/m³

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Kut
Settlement.native_name: ٱلْكُوت
Settlement.native_name_lang: ar
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iraq
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location Iraq
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Wasit
Settlement.population_as_of: 2019
Settlement.population_total: 315,162
Settlement.elevation_m: 23

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Geography
Climate
History
World War I
Modern history
Contingency Operating Base Delta (COB Delta)
See also
References
Sources
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The old town of Kut is within a sharp "U" bend of the river, opposite from the point where the Shatt al-Gharraf branches off from the Tigris. This U-shaped bend almost makes it an island, but for a narrow connection to land. Kut has been a regional center of the carpet trade for centuries. The area around Kut is a fertile cereal grain growing region. The Baghdad Nuclear Research Facility, looted following the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, is located near Kut.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kut” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.