Maysan

Maysan Governorate Arabic: محافظة ميسان‎‎
Governorate
Coordinates: 31°54′N 47°2′E / 31.900°N 47.033°E / 31.900; 47.033Coordinates: 31°54′N 47°2′E / 31.900°N 47.033°E / 31.900; 47.033
Country	Iraq
Capital	Amarah
Area
• Total	16,072 km2 (6,205 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	1,412,234 (UN)

Maysan Governorate (Arabic: ميسان Maysān‎‎) is a governorate in southeastern Iraq, bordering Iran. Its administrative centre is the city of Amarah. Prior to 1976 it was known as Amara Province.

This region was called Messène (Μεσσήνη) by Ancient Greeks (Strabo), Mays̲h̲an in Syriac. Mēs̲h̲ān in Middle Persian and Parthian (...
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