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 Province ميسان Maysan Govrenorate | |
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Province | |
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| Coordinates: 31°54′N 47°2′E / 31.900°N 47.033°E | |
| Kintra |  Iraq |
| Caipital | Amarah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16072 km2 (6,205 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 803,000 |
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Maysan Province ([ميسان Maysān] error: {{lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a province in south Iraq, borders the marsh atween Iraq and Iran. The provincial capital Amarah is located on Tigrisriver . The second settlement is Majar Al-Kabir. Prior to 1976 the province was named Amara Province.
Maysan is a majority Shia province. Its population suffered greatly during the Iran–Iraq War, during which it wis a major battlefield, subsequently post the 1991 Shia Uprising. The population are traditionally known as the Marsh Arabsof the ancient Summer where the Garden of Edin is.