Dhi Qar (Arabic: ذي قار) is a province in Iraq with an area of 12,900 square kilometers (4,980.7 sq mi). In 2003 the estimated population of the governorate was 1,454,200 people. The governorate's capital is the city of An Nasiriyah. It also includes the ancient Sumerian ruins of Ur, Eridu, Lagash and Girsu. Before 1976 the province was known as Muntafiq Province.