Dhi Qar Governorate ( Arabic : ذي قار , romanized : Thi Qār , Arabic: [ðiː qɑːr] ) is a governorate in southern Iraq , in the Arabian Peninsula. The provincial capital is Nasiriyah . Prior to 1976 the governorate was known as Muntafiq Governorate. Thi 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 .
6-561: The governorate includes the towns of al-Rifai , Qalat Sukkar , Ash Shatrah , al-Gharraf , Suq esh-Shuyuk , Khamisiyah , al-Chibayish and al-Dawaya . In the mid-1990s the governor was Tahir Jalil Habbush al-Tikriti , who later became police chief of the country, and in 1999, director of the Iraqi Intelligence Service. The population is approximately 2,000,000, predominantly Shia Arab . The southern marshes have traditionally been home to many Marsh Arabs . As of 2007,
12-576: The Dhi Qar Governorate , 80 km north of Nasiriyah and 300 km south of Baghdad . Its name is attributed to Sheikh Ahmed al-Rifa'i , founder of the Rifa'i Sufi order. It includes the administrative center of the city of Al-Rifai and the towns Al Nasir , Al Fajir (ناحية الفجر) and Qalat Sukkar . The district has a population of 450,000 people , mostly Arabs and Shias who work in agriculture, small business, and government jobs. Al-Rifai city
18-412: The area is very poor, with an unemployment rate of 17% and a poverty rate of 37%. This Iraq geographical location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Al-Rifa%27i District 30°17′54″N 48°16′21″E / 30.29833°N 48.27250°E / 30.29833; 48.27250 Al-Rifai district ( Arabic : قضاء الرفاعي ) is an Iraqi district located in
24-497: Was $ 1.49 and the 'plateau production target' was 150,000 barrels per day. So the agreement provides that Iraqi government representing by South Oil Company has 25% share of garraf oil field while Petronas has 45% and Japex hold 30% stake. Sumer university is a Public university located in al Rafai city, found in 2011. It consists of three colleges: college of Agriculture, college of management and economy, and college of basic education. This Iraq geographical location article
30-427: Was built in 1880. In the mid 19th century, it attracted merchants from all around Iraq due to the agricultural plenty, especially wheat, barley, dates, and Arabic horses which had been exported to India. At first scattered houses and silos were built on both banks of Al-Gharraf River . The city was upgraded to a district in 1928. Garraf oil field located in al-Rafai district roughly 5 km northwest al-Rafai city. It
36-516: Was explored in 1984. The oil field is 17.5 km long and 5.5 km wide and holds between 860 million-1 billion barrels. The yield oil is kind of light oil, its API gravity varies from 15° to 36°. Garraf oil field was awarded to consortium led by Malaysian petronas with Japanese Jappex as secondary partner in Second licensing round in December 2009. According to the deal the remuneration fee offered
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