Al-Chibayish District

Al-Chibayish District is a district of the Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq, located to the east of Nasiriyah and northwest of Basra Governorate. The district capital is Al-Chibayish. The district's geography is dominated by the Hammar Marshes, a subset of the Mesopotamian Marshes, and by the Euphrates River that feeds the marshes.

Al-Chibayish District

قضاء الجبايش
A Marsh Arab poles a mashoof in Al-Chibayish District
Country Iraq
GovernoratesDhi Qar Governorate
Area
  Total2,372.5 km2 (916.0 sq mi)
Elevation
17 m (56 ft)
Population
 (2017)[2]
  Total105,147
  Density44.32/km2 (114.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)
Area code(s)+964

References

  1. "هذه ذي قار". الموقع الرسمي لهيئة استثمار ذي قار. حكومة محافظة ذي قار. 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  2. "بالأرقام .. تعرف على عدد سكان محافظة ذي قار". عين العراق نيوز. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2018.


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