Wasit Province

Wasit Province () is a province in eastren Iraq. Its name comes frae the Arabic wird meanin "middle," as it lees alang the Tigris aboot midwey atween Baghdad an Basra. Its major ceeties include the caipital Al Kut, Al-Hai, an the ceety Wasit. Prior tae 1976 it wis kent as Kut Province.

Provincial Govrenment
Govrenor: Latif al-Turfa 
Deputy Govrenor: Ahmed Abdu Salam 

Ceeties
 Kut (374,000)
 Al Suwaira (161,000)
 Al-Hai
 Al Azeeziaya

Freemit airtins
Iraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit Reports, Maps and Assessments of Iraq's Provinces from the UN Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit

References


Category:Provinces o Iraq
Category:Fertile Crescent