Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate

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Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate Arabic: القادسية
Coordinates: 31°51′N 45°3′E / 31.85, 45.05
Country	Iraq
Capital	Al Diwaniyah
Population
- Total	670,000
Main language(s)	Arabic

Al-Qādisiyyah (in Arabic: القادسية) is one of the provinces of Iraq. It is in the center of the country. Its capital is ad-Diwāniyyah. Before 1976, it was part of the ad-Diwāniyyah Province, along with al-Muthannā Governorate and Najaf Governorate.

The governor of this province, Khalil Jalil Hanza, was killed by a roadside bomb on 11 Aug 2007, apparently by local insurgents. The province's police chief, Major General Khalid Hassan, and three other security personnel were also killed in the same attack. [1]

[edit] Provincial Government

• Governor: Shaykh Hamid al-Khudari [2]
• Deputy Governor: Diaa Abdulkarim [3]
• Provincial Council Chairman (PCC): Sheikh Hussein al-Khaldi [4]

[edit] History

The Governorate is named for the historic town of Al-Qādisiyyah, site of the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah, where in 636 CE the Calif Umar defeated the forces of the Persian Sassanid Empire, bringing Islam to all of modern Iraq and Iran.

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