Qal'at Saleh District
قضاء قلعة صالح | |
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Coordinates: 31°37′53.223″N 47°16′47.136″E / 31.63145083°N 47.27976000°E | |
Country | Iraq |
Governorate | Maysan Governorate |
Seat | Qal'at Saleh |
Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Qal'at Saleh District (Arabic: قضاء قلعة صالح, romanized: Qalˤat Ṣāleḥ) is a district of the Maysan Governorate, Iraq.
Its district centre is Qal'at Saleh, a town of an estimated 40,000 inhabitants, located on the riverbanks of the Tigris, along the road that links Basra to Amarah, a mere 40 km away. Qalat Saleh's nearest towns are the district centres of Al-Majar Al Kabeer (20 km north-west), Al Kahlaa (17 km north), and Al Azeer (29 km south).