Geographic Analysis of the Large Al-Amara Irrigation Project in Southern Iraq

Abstract

The large AL-Amarah Irrigation Project is one of the important and old irrigation projects in Maysan Governorate, one of the governorates of southern Iraq. The project has been subject to several studies in the years (1945, 1980, 1992, 2012). It is mainly based on establishing a network of dams and systems that ensure appropriate distribution of the Tigris River water starting from The city of Amara (the center of Maysan Governorate) and up to the district of Al-Uzayr, the southernmost part of the governorate, and from the areas of Al-Musharrah, Al-Kahla and Qal'at Salih in the east to the areas of Al-Maymouna and Al-Salam in the west. This is certainly accompanied by the reclamation of agricultural lands located within the aforementioned areas, and many agricultural crops are grown in the project lands, such as grains, vegetables and orchards, in addition to Livestock raised by the residents of these areas, or based on many data, the Al-Amara irrigation project can provide the water requirements of the crops grown throughout the growing season, taking into account the development of appropriate solutions to some of the problems facing the completion of all stages of its completion.