🇮🇶 Al-Rifa'i District

Iraq · Asia · 31.72°N, 46.11°E

Al-Rifai district is an Iraqi district located in the Dhi Qar Governorate, 80 km north of Nasiriyah and 300 km south of Baghdad. Its name is attributed to Sheikh Ahmed al-Rifa'i, founder of the Rifa'i Sufi order. It includes the administrative center of the city of Al-Rifai and the towns Al Nasir, Al Fajir and Qalat Sukkar. The district has a population of 194,946 people (2024), mostly Arabs and Shias who work in agriculture, small business, and government jobs.

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Country	Iraq
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	31.72°N, 46.11°E · view on map

Al-Rifa'i District is located in Iraq, in Asia.

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