Place:Dhi Qar, Iraq

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NameDhi Qar
Alt namesDhi Qarsource: Wikipedia
Dhi-Qārsource: Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 292-293
Dhī Qārsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Dhī Qār governoratesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Dhī-Qārsource: Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 293
Thi-Qar Governoratesource: Wikipedia
TypeGovernorate
Coordinates31.0°N 46.25°E
Located inIraq
Contained Places
Deserted settlement
Adab
Tell el'Ubaid
Inhabited place
Al-Baṭḥā'
Ash-Shaṭrah
Nasiriyah ( 1870 - )
Qalʿat Sukkar
Sūq ash-Shuyūkh
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Dhi Qar Governorate is a governorate in southern Iraq. The provincial capital is Nasiriyah. Prior to 1976 the governorate was known as Muntafiq Governorate. Dhi Qar was the heartland of the ancient Iraqi civilization of Sumer, and includes the ruins of Ur, Eridu, Lagash, Larsa, Girsu, Umma, and Bad-tibira. The southern area of the governorate is covered by Mesopotamian Marshes.

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