Dhi Qar Govrenorate ذي قار Dhi Qar Province | |
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Province | |
Coordinates: 31°14′N 46°19′E / 31.233°N 46.317°E | |
Kintra | Iraq |
Caipital | Nasiriyah |
Area | |
• Total | 12900 km2 (5,000 sq mi) |
Population (2003) | |
• Total | 1,700,000 |
Dhi Qar Province (Arabic: ذي قار, romanised: Dhī Qār) is a province in southern Iraq. The provincial capital is Nasiriyah. Prior to 1976 the province was kept as Muntafiq Province. Dhi Qar wis the hertland o the auncient Iraqi ceevilization o Sumer an the ruins o Ur, Eridu, Lagash an Girsu are present here.