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Al-Qadisiyyah (in Arabic
Arabic language

Arabic is a Central Semitic language, thus related to and classified alongside other Semitic languages languages such as Hebrew language and Aramaic language....
: ????????) is one of the provinces of Iraq. It is in the center of the country. Its capital is ad-Diwaniyyah
Al Diwaniyah

Al Diwaniyah is the capital city of Iraq's Al-Qadisiyyah Governorate province. In 2002, its population was estimated at 420,000. The area around Al Diwaniyah, which is well irrigation from the nearby Euphrates river, is often considered to be one on the most fertile parts of Iraq, and is heavily cultivated....
. Before 1976, it was part of the ad-Diwaniyyah Province, along with al-Muthanna Governorate
Al Muthanna Governorate

Al Muthanna sometimes simply, Muthanna, is one of the governorates of Iraq. It is in the south of the country, bordering Saudi Arabia. Its capital is Samawah....
 and Najaf Governorate
Najaf Governorate

Najaf province , is a province in the nation of Iraq. The province has an area of . In 2003 it had an estimated population of 930,000 people. Prior to 1976 it was part of the Diwaniya Province, which also included present day Al Muthanna Governorate and Al-Qadisiyyah Governorate....
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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.






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Al-Qadisiyyah (in Arabic
Arabic language

Arabic is a Central Semitic language, thus related to and classified alongside other Semitic languages languages such as Hebrew language and Aramaic language....
: ????????) is one of the provinces of Iraq. It is in the center of the country. Its capital is ad-Diwaniyyah
Al Diwaniyah

Al Diwaniyah is the capital city of Iraq's Al-Qadisiyyah Governorate province. In 2002, its population was estimated at 420,000. The area around Al Diwaniyah, which is well irrigation from the nearby Euphrates river, is often considered to be one on the most fertile parts of Iraq, and is heavily cultivated....
. Before 1976, it was part of the ad-Diwaniyyah Province, along with al-Muthanna Governorate
Al Muthanna Governorate

Al Muthanna sometimes simply, Muthanna, is one of the governorates of Iraq. It is in the south of the country, bordering Saudi Arabia. Its capital is Samawah....
 and Najaf Governorate
Najaf Governorate

Najaf province , is a province in the nation of Iraq. The province has an area of . In 2003 it had an estimated population of 930,000 people. Prior to 1976 it was part of the Diwaniya Province, which also included present day Al Muthanna Governorate and Al-Qadisiyyah 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.

Provincial Government

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


History

The Governorate is named for the historic town of Al-Qadisiyyah
Al-Qadisiyyah (historical city)

Al-Qadisiyyah, a historical city in southern Mesopotamia, southwest of Hilla and Kufa in Iraq, is most famous as the site of the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah in circa 636, which saw a force of Arab-Muslim invaders defeat a larger army sent by the Sasanian....
, site of the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah
Battle of al-Qadisiyyah

The Battle of al-Qadisiyyah was the decisive engagement between the Rashidun Caliphate and the Sassanid Empire during the first period of Islamic expansion around 636 CE, which resulted in the Islamic conquest of Persia....
, where in 636 CE the Caliph Umar defeated the forces of the Persian
Persian Empire

The 'Persian Empire' was a series of successive Iranian or Persianization empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland, and beyond in Southwest Asia, South Asia, Central Asia and the Caucasus....
 Sassanid Empire
Sassanid Empire

The Sassanid Empire or Sassanian Dynasty is the name of the last pre-Islamic Iranian empire. It was one of the two main powers in Western Asia for a period of more than 400 years....
, bringing Islam
Islam

Islam is a Monotheism, Abrahamic religion originating with the teachings of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure....
 to all of modern Iraq
Iraq

Iraq , officially the Republic of Iraq , is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros Mountains, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
 and Iran
Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
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Al-Qadisiyah became the 10th of Iraq's 18 provinces to reach PIC on 16 July 2008. In so doing, it reverted to its former name of Al-Diwaniyah.