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Wasit Governorate is a region in Iraq located in the southeastern part of the country. It is an important area due to its strategic location and its role in Iraq's economy and governance as one of the country's administrative divisions.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- governorate of Iraq
- Country
- Iraq
- Located in
- Iraq
- Capital
- Kut
- Population
- 1149059
- Area
- 17150
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Shares border with
- Babylon Governorate
- Image
- MosqueAlKutIraqDOD.JPG
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- Category:Wasit Governorate
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- Wasit Governorate
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Wasit Governorate
- language used
- Southern Kurdish
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Encyclopedic overview
Wasit Governorate (Arabic: واسط, romanized: Wāsit) is a governorate in eastern Iraq, south-east of Baghdad and bordering Iran. Prior to 1976 it was known as Kut Province. Major cities include the capital Al-Kut, Al-Hai and Al-Suwaira. The governorate contains the Mesopotamian Marshes of Shuwayja, Al-Attariyah, and Hor Aldelmj. Its name comes from the Arabic word meaning "middle", as the former city of Wasit lay along the Tigris about midway between Baghdad and Basra. Wasit city was abandoned after the Tigris shifted course.
History
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