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| Spatial variation of fruit trees and citrus in Wasit province, and the importance of fertilizer | | Amar salman obed and M.V.Suryawanshi | | Abstract : | | County is located " Wasit " in the central part of Iraq , and about 172 km from the
capital, " Baghdad " and bordered by the provinces " of Baghdad and Diyala " from
the north, to the south by the province, " Maysan " , which lies 206 km and the
province, " Dhi Qar " 204 km , and to the west of the province " Babylon , "which is
separated by 274 km and the south -west province " Diwaniya " , which lies 192 km
, and lies to the east of the international borders of Iraq with " Iran. “
Thus, the province of " Wasit " enjoys a strategic geographical location of its
proximity to most of the central and southern provinces and the capital, " Baghdad
" , where the average distance between the center of the province and the provinces
276 km , as well as the proximity of the best outlets exchange ( border crossing )
with Iran, 70 km , from the center of the province.
The area of ? ? the province, " Wasit " 17153 km and thus representing a
percentage of 3.9% of the total area of ? ? Iraq , mostly arable , and are available in
the province, sources of irrigation where the river flows through " Tigris " out of the
north to the south and in the city of " Kut " located Kut Barrage famous which was
built in 1937 , which branched ones River " Garraf " The River " Dujailah " , and
there are a wide range of channels and other rivers , which is located by a number of
small dams and barrages .
In maintaining agricultural projects and land reclaimed wide where the
province is famous for its agriculture, the most important crops of wheat , barley ,
maize , rice or rice , cotton and sunflower , as well as other crops , vegetables and
fruit sizes and wide .
Most of the cultivated land based irrigation whether Alchrista or by proxy
and average annual rainfall by 385 mm , an area plain is climate transitional
climate between the Mediterranean and the desert climate of hot, dry and rates of
temperature in the month of July, the current 42 degrees Celsius , while up rates
during the month of January is about 10 degrees Celsius .
In addition, to maintain the reservoirs contain significant oil and various
metals .
The population of the province, " Wasit " for the year 2006, according to the
results of population projections 1,032,838 people, make up a ratio of 50.2% of the
total population in the province, and a sex ratio of 101 males for every 100 girls
reached the urban population 539 692 people, of 52.4 % of the total population .
Characterized by the presence of the Tigris River and dams on the river and
artificial lakes . The ground in the city of Wasit is fertile flat land suitable for
agricultural production .
The space reclaimed land was large , especially after the issuance of
Agrarian Reform Law year in Iraq in 1952 , Wasit city famous for its flattened flat ,
that the presence of the Tigris River , which runs through the city enabled them to
possess certain types of fish the river , which is famous for this region and are
characterized by all other cities , the site of this city is a point Ssal between the
southern regions and central Iraq for this possessed of great significance from the
ancient times , where he said the pilgrim old Ibn Battuta ( Wasit by the media
guides goodness saw them and gift to consider watching , and her family of choice
folks Iraq ). | | Show Full Text : |  | | Facility : |   | |
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