Back محافظة ميسان (العراق) Arabic ܡܝܫܢ (ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐ) ARC ميسان (محافظه) ARZ Meysan mühafəzəsi Azerbaijani میسان اوستانی AZB Майсан Bulgarian মায়সান প্রদেশ Bengali/Bangla Maysan Catalan Muḩāfaz̧at Maysān CEB پارێزگای میسان CKB
Maysan Governorate
Arabic: محافظة ميسان | |
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| Coordinates: 31°54′N 47°2′E / 31.900°N 47.033°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Capital | Amarah |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Habib al-Fartousi |
| Area | |
• Total | 16,072 km2 (6,205 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,112,673 |
| HDI (2021) | 0.635[1] medium |
Maysan Governorate (Arabic: ميسان, romanized: Maysān or Mīsān) 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.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.