Basra Governorate
Basra Governorate
محافظة البصرة Basra Province | |
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Coordinates: 30°22′N 47°22′E / 30.367°N 47.367°E | |
Country | Iraq |
Capital | Basra |
Government | |
• Governor | Asaad Al Eidani |
Area | |
• Total | 19,070 km2 (7,360 sq mi) |
Population (2018 Estimate) | |
• Total | 2,900,000[1] |
ISO 3166 code | IQ-BA |
HDI (2017) | 0.687[2] medium |
Website | basrahgov.com |
Basra Governorate (
History
In 1920, after the defeat of the
The Shiite population suffered long and hard under Saddam's rule. The city of Basra had suffered considerably during the eight-year war with Iran and Allied bombardment and in 1991 during the
From 2003 the governorate was one of the centres of warfare during the invasion of the British and Americans during the Iraq War. The Battle of Basra took place between March 23 and April 7 between the British 1st Armoured Division forces under Major General Robin Brims, and Iraqi forces under General Ali Hassan al-Majid (Chemical Ali).[5] Much of the heaviest combat in the war took place in the province in subsequent weeks. Several outbreaks of violence between secular Iraqis and Shiite Muslims broke out in summer 2006, and in September 2007, British troops were withdrawn to Basra Airport, and withdrew entirely from the city in December 2007.[5] Following the example of the Kurdistan Autonomous Region in northern Iraq, Basra has proposed uniting with the other provinces of Dhi Qar and Maysan as an autonomous region. On October 15, 2005, 691,024 people, some 96.02%, voted for the new
constitution.
During the Gulf war, part of Kuwait became a part of the Basrah governorate and was given the name, Saddamiyat al-Mitla' District.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | ||
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1977 | 1,008,600 | — | ||
1987 | 872,176 | −1.44% | ||
1997 | 1,556,445 | +5.96% | ||
2009 | 2,405,434 | +3.69% | ||
2018 | 2,908,491 | +2.13% | ||
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Source: Citypopulation[6] |
Government
- Governor: Asaad Al Eidani
- Deputy Governor: Mohammed Tahir
- Provincial Council Chairman (PCC): Sabah Al Bazooni
Districts
See also
References
- ^ "Al-Baṣrah (Governorate, Iraq) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ISBN 978-1-139-50392-1.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-56432-069-8.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-313-38063-1.
- ^ "Population of Governorates". www.citypopulation.de.