Dhi Qar Governorate

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Dhi Qar Governorate is a province in southern Iraq known for its rich ancient Mesopotamian heritage, including the archaeological site of the city of Ur.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Dhi Qar Governorate canonical 16
Dhi Qar 1
Dhi-Qar Governorate 1

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Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf governorate of Iraq
borderedBy Basra Governorate
Maysan Governorate
Muthanna Governorate
Qadisiyyah Governorate
Wasit Governorate
capital Nasiriyah
contains Hammar Marshes
surface form: Al-Hammar Marshes (part)

Eridu
city of Girsu
surface form: Girsu

Mesopotamian Marshes
surface form: Iraqi Marshlands (part)

Lagash
Larsa
Nasiriyah
Ur
country Iraq
governedAs province of Iraq
hasAlternativeName Dhi Qar Governorate
surface form: Dhi-Qar Governorate

Dhi Qar Governorate
surface form: Thi Qar Governorate
hasArchaeologicalSite Eridu archaeological site
Larsa archaeological site
city of Girsu
surface form: Tell al-Hiba (ancient Lagash)

Tell al-Lahm
city of Girsu
surface form: Tello (ancient Girsu)

Ziggurat of Ur
hasCity Al-Chibayish
Gharraf
Nasiriyah
Refa'i
Shatrah
Suq al-Shuyukh
hasClimate arid climate
hasDistrict Al-Fajr District
Al-Gharraf District
Chibayish District
Suq al-Shuyukh District
surface form: Nasiriyah District

Refa'i District
Shatrah District
Suq al-Shuyukh District
hasHeritageDesignation part of UNESCO World Heritage Site “The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities” (marsh and city components)
hasMajorRiver Euphrates
Tigris
surface form: Tigris (via marsh and canal system)
hasOfficialLanguage Arabic
hasSubdivisionType district
historicalRegion Mesopotamia
Sumer
knownFor Sumerian archaeological sites
ancient Mesopotamian heritage
archaeological site of Ur
locatedIn southern Iraq
locatedInTimeZone Arabia Standard Time
partOf Iraq
surface form: Republic of Iraq
religionMajority Shia Islam
utcOffset +3

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ur locatedInGovernorate Dhi Qar Governorate
Ur of the Chaldeans locatedInModernGovernorate Dhi Qar Governorate
southern Iraq contains Dhi Qar Governorate
subject surface form: Southern Iraq
Amarah governorateBorder Dhi Qar Governorate
Nasiriyah locatedIn Dhi Qar Governorate
Nasiriyah isCapitalOf Dhi Qar Governorate
Nasiriyah vehicleRegistrationCode Dhi Qar Governorate
this entity surface form: Dhi Qar
Eridu archaeological site locatedIn Dhi Qar Governorate
Dhi Qar Governorate hasAlternativeName Dhi Qar Governorate
this entity surface form: Thi Qar Governorate
Dhi Qar Governorate hasAlternativeName Dhi Qar Governorate
this entity surface form: Dhi-Qar Governorate
Ziggurat of Ur locatedIn Dhi Qar Governorate
Tell el-Muqayyar locatedIn Dhi Qar Governorate
World Heritage Site (Ur) locatedIn Dhi Qar Governorate
subject surface form: Ur
Central Marshes region Dhi Qar Governorate
Hammar Marshes locatedIn Dhi Qar Governorate
Muthanna Governorate hasBorderWith Dhi Qar Governorate
Wasit Governorate hasBorder Dhi Qar Governorate