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# IRAQ: Al-Diwaniyah Inks MOU To Build Own International Airport
- URL: https://insideaviation.news/iraq-al-diwaniyah-inks-mou-to-build-own-international-airport/
- Published: 2026-09-22T13:39:21.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T13:52:54.000Z
- Author: Inside Aviation News
- Tags: Iraq, Diwaniyah, airport, Infrastructure, Government Support

AL DIWANIYAH, Iraq

- The government of Al Diwaniyah province, in Iraq's central Al-Qadisiyyah Governorate, signed an MOU with Ru'ya Al-Balaghi and Chinese firm Kam Si to construct Al Diwaniyah International Airport.
- Governor Abbas Shuail Al-Zamili said the airport project is important for infrastructure and economic activity.
- Al-Zamili added the project will stimulate trade and investment and create new economic opportunities, according to Iraqi News Agency WAA.
- Al Diwaniyah is approximately 200 kilometers south of Baghdad.
- The seven designated primary international airports in Iraq are Baghdad (BGW), Erbil (EBL), Sulaymaniyah (ISU), Al Najaf (NJF), Mosul (OSM), Basra (BSR), and Kirkuk (KIK).

**Sources:**

- [Elbalad](https://www.elbalad.news/7100618?ref=insideaviation.news)
- [GCAAN (Iraq)](https://gcaan.gov.iq/?ref=insideaviation.news)