Maysan Province (Arabic: ميسان Maysān) (or Maysan Governorate) is a province in southeastern Iraq, bordering Iran. The provincial capital, located beside the Tigris, is Amarah. The second settlement is Majar Al-Kabir. Prior to 1976 the province was known as Amara Province.
Maysan is a majority Shia province. Its population suffered greatly during the Iran–Iraq War, during which it was a major battlefield, and subsequently post the 1991 Shia Upri...
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Country:
Area:
- 16,072 km² (6205.4 mi² )
Population:
- 803,000
Also known as:
- Muhafazat Maysan,
- Amarah,
- Amārah,
- Maysān,
- Amara,
- Al ‘Amārah,
- Liwaalamarah,
- Liwa' Al `Amarah,
- Maisan,
- Muḩāfaz̧At Maysān,
- Al `Amarah,
- Liwā’ Al ‘Amārah,
- Alamarah,
- Misan
