Wasit
واسط Wāsiṭ
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Basic data | |
Country | Iraq |
Capital | Kut |
surface | 17,153 km² |
Residents | 890,000 |
density | 52 inhabitants per km² |
ISO 3166-2 | IQ-WA |
Coordinates: 32 ° 30 ' N , 46 ° 0' E
Wasit ( Arabic واسط, DMG Wāsiṭ ) is an Iraqi governorate on the border with Iran .
Size and population
The governorate is 17,153 km². About 890,000 people live here. The capital is Kut , which was the name of the governorate until 1976. The name comes from the Arabic word Wasit , which means middle . This clarified the situation between the cities of Baghdad and Basra . Malik Chalaf al-Wadi has been the governor since 2015.
The Wasit Districts are:
On October 15, 2005, out of 280,128 voters, 95.70% voted for the new Iraqi constitution.
Web link
- Governorate Homepage (Arabic)