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Wasit Governorate

Administration

Full name	Wasit Governorate
Official name	Wasit Governorate
Native name	واسط
Other name	Wasit Province
Settlement type	Province
Country	Iraq
Capital	Al Kut
Geography
Total Area	6621.1 sq mi (17153 km2)
Demography
Total Population	913000 (2003)

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Wasit Governorate ( ) (or Wasit Province) is a province in eastern Iraq. Its name comes from the Arabic word meaning "middle," as it lies along the Tigris about midway between Baghdad and Basra. Its major cities include the capital Al Kut, Al-Hai, and the city Wasit. Prior to 1976 it was known as Kut Province.

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