Wasit Governorate (Arabic: واسط, romanized: Wāsit) is a governorate in eastern Iraq, south-east of Baghdad and bordering Iran. Prior to 1976 it was known...
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hence its name Wasit (lit. 'middle'). The city was abandoned centuries later and its ruins are located in the eponymous Wasit Governorate, southeast of...
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Governorate" (in Arabic). December 2023. Archived from the original on 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023. "Preliminary results for Wasit Governorate"...
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representation calculated using the Webster/Sainte-Laguë method with the governorates as constituencies, the 2021 elections were conducted under single non-transferable...
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Kurdish tribes (section Wasit Governorate)
tribe Shwan tribe Zangana tribe The following tribes are present in Wasit Governorate: Feyli tribe The following tribes are present in Ardabil Province:...
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on 11 February 2018, to add an extra seat for minorities, in the Wasit Governorate for Feyli Kurds, making the total number of parliamentarians equal...
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partially recognized governorate (Halabja). Per the Iraqi constitution, governorates can form a federal region. Four governorates, Erbil, Sulaymaniyah...
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Districts of Iraq (section Wasit Governorate)
Iraq's 18 governorates are subdivided into 120 districts (kaza). The district usually bears the same name as the district capital. The districts are listed...
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The Wasit governorate election of 2009 was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan and Kirkuk....
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The Wasit governorate election of 2013 was held on 20 April 2013 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan, Kirkuk, Anbar...
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which is currently part of Salah ad Din Governorate, and Badra District which is currently part of Wasit Governorate. Iraq portal Kurdistan portal Kirkuk...
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Polish zone in Iraq (category Wasit Governorate in the Iraq War)
Karbala, Babil and the Wasit Governorates. The region had a population of about 5 million spread over 65,632 km2. The Najaf Governorate was passed back to...
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Postal codes in Iraq (section Codes by governorates)
five digits that correspond to the Region, governorate as well as the post office within that governorate. Mail Address Format: Examples: Recipients Name...
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open list form of party-list proportional representation, using the governorates as the constituencies, is the electoral system used. The counting system...
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city) Marib Governorate (east) Al Bayda Governorate (south) Dhamar Governorate (south) Raymah Governorate (southwest) Al Hudaydah Governorate (west) Al...
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Wasit was a medieval city in Iraq, after which the Wasit Governorate is named. It may also refer to other places in the Middle East: Wasit, Fujairah, United...
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1996 cruise missile strikes on Iraq (category History of Wasit Governorate)
The 1996 cruise missile strikes on Iraq, codenamed Operation Desert Strike, were joint United States Navy–United States Air Force strikes conducted on...
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Medicine (TUCOM), Saladin Governorate, Iraq University of Wasit / College of Medicine, Wasit Governorate, Iraq University of Zakho / College of Medicine, Zakho...
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Socialist Ba'ath Party, and was responsible for the organizations of Wasit Governorate. He was born in 1944 in Baghdad. He was appointed Governor of Basra...
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Hadhramaut Governorate (Arabic: حضرموت Ḥaḍramawt) is a governorate of Yemen. Lying within the large historical region of Hadhramaut, it is the country's...
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Al-Suwaira (Arabic: الصويرة) is a city in Al-Suwaira District, Wasit Governorate, Iraq. It is located on the west bank of the Tigris, 35 km south of Baghdad...
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Flag of Iraq (section Governorates)
"Saladin (Salah ed-Din) Governorate (Iraq)". "Chaos prevails in Saladin as two governors lock horns over who runs the governorate". "Iraq fires Kirkuk governor...
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Kut (category Populated places in Wasit Governorate)
capital of the province long known as Al Kut, but since the 1960s renamed Wasit. The old town of Kut is within a sharp "U" bend of the river, opposite from...
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Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center (category History of Wasit Governorate)
The Baghdad Nuclear Research Facility adjacent to the Tuwaitha "Yellow Cake Factory" or Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center contains the remains of nuclear...
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elected as chairman. In Maysan and Wasit, the State of Law Coalition formed a coalition with ISCI. Though in most governorates State of Law tried to leave ISCI...
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Feyli (tribe) (category Diyala Governorate)
In January 2019, Feyli Kurds received a reserved minority seat in Wasit Governorate, which was won by Mazen Abdel Moneim Gomaa with 5,078 votes in the...
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al-Ashraf (Arabic: ٱلنَّجَف ٱلْأَشْرَف), is the capital city of Najaf Governorate in central Iraq about 160 km (99 mi) south of Baghdad. Its estimated...
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born in Iraq in Wasit Governorate in Al-Hayy district in 1983. He is one of the leaders of the National Wisdom Movement in Wasit Governorate in Iraq. He was...
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Muhammad al-Shaybani (category People from Wasit Governorate)
jurisprudence), Malik ibn Anas and Abu Yusuf. Muḥammad b. al-Ḥasan was born in Wāsiṭ, Iraq, in 750; soon, however, he moved to Kufa, the home town of Abū Ḥanīfa...
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on 11 February 2018, to add an extra seat for minorities, in the Wasit Governorate for Feyli Kurds, making the total number of parliamentarians equal...
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