Maysan Governorate

Maysan Governorate Arabic: محافظة ميسان
Governorate
Seal
Coordinates: 31°54′N 47°2′E / 31.900°N 47.033°E / 31.900; 47.033
Country	Iraq
Capital	Amarah
Government
• Governor	Ali Dawai Lazem (Sadrist Movement)
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) 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.