Al-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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PM10: 118.5 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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Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Country: Iraq
Located in: Wasit Governorate
Population: 377600
Elevation: 21
Capital of: Wasit Governorate
Image: MosqueAlKutIraqDOD.JPG
Significant event: Siege of Kut

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Commons category: Al Kut
topic's main category: Category:Kut
native label: الكوت
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Article · Italiano

al-Kūt (in arabo كوت, o anche كوت العمارة, Kūt al-ʿAmāra) è una città dell'Iraq centro-orientale, sulle sponde del Tigri, con una popolazione calcolata di 183.183 abitanti nel 2008. È il capoluogo del Governatorato di Wasit. La città è conosciuta per l'assedio e la successiva vittoria dell'Esercito ottomano su quello britannico, trinceratosi nella città, durante il celebre Assedio di Kut nel corso della prima guerra mondiale.

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