Maysan Governorate
Maysan Governorate
Arabic: محافظة ميسان | |
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| Coordinates: 31°54′N 47°2′E / 31.900°N 47.033°ECoordinates: 31°54′N 47°2′E / 31.900°N 47.033°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Capital | Amarah |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ali Dawai Lazem (Sadrist Movement) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16,072 km2 (6,205 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 1,112,673 |
| HDI (2017) | 0.643[1] medium |
Maysan Governorate (Arabic: ميسان, romanized: Maysān) is a governorate in southeastern Iraq, bordering Iran. Its administrative centre is the city of Amarah, and it is composed of six districts. Before 1976, it was named Amara Province.
Etymology[]
This region was called Messène (Μεσσήνη) by Ancient Greeks (Strabo), Mays̲h̲an in Syriac. Mēs̲h̲ān in Middle Persian and Parthian (