Hamza, Iraq

31°44′02″N 45°00′31″E / 31.73389°N 45.00861°E / 31.73389; 45.00861

Hamza Arabic: الحمزة
Hamza Hamza's location inside Iraq
Coordinates: 31°43′28″N 44°58′36″E / 31.724332°N 44.976676°E / 31.724332; 44.976676
Country	Iraq
Governorate	Al-Qadisiyyah
District	Hamza
Population  (2015)
• Total	260,000
• Summer (DST)	+3
Area code	+964

Hamza (Arabic: الحمزة) is a city in Hamza District, Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate, Iraq. It is located about 25 km south of Al Diwaniyah and 175 km south of Baghdad on the Diwaniya Channel branch of the Euphrates). Its name is attributed to Bahraini Shia cleric "Ahmad Ibn Hashim Al-Ghurifi" (a.k.a. Hamza), who was killed and buried in the region, whose shrine resides in the city.^[1] It is predominantly Shia Arab. The main tribes are Jubur, Khazali, Salameh, Aerdh, and Alakra.^[2]