Dhi Qar
ذي قار Ḏī Qār
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Country | Iraq |
Capital | Nasiriya |
surface | 12,900 km² |
Residents | 1,454,200 |
density | 113 inhabitants per km² |
ISO 3166-2 | IQ-DQ |
Coordinates: 31 ° 0 ′ N , 46 ° 0 ′ E
Dhi Qar ( Arabic ذي قار, DMG Ḏī Qār ) is an Iraqi governorate with an area of 12,900 km². In 2003 1,454,200 people lived here. The capital is Nasiriya . Together with Maisan and Basra , Dhi Qar plans to create an autonomous region.
The districts of the province are:
On October 15, 2005, 97.15% of 463,710 voters voted yes for the new constitution.