Deputy Prime Minister, minister of planning, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ali Tamim, headed on Sunday, the creation of the Safwan District, Al-Khor district in Basra Governorate.
The Minister said in his speech during his signing of the order creating and determining the geographical boundaries of both the district and the district, “The process of creating Safwan district and Al-Khor district came in order to give these two administrative units, More attention to their geographical location, It is an important economic resource for Basra Governorate and Iraq in general.” Noting that this comes in accordance with the priorities of the development strategy and urban and rural development policy prepared by the Regional and Local Development Department in the Ministry of Planning, In order to lay the foundations and strategies for achieving development goals, At the level of governorates, districts and districts,” expressing his thanks for the efforts of the representatives of Basra Governorate, Its governor, Asaad Al-Eidani, is following up on the completion of the innovation mission.
He attended the ratification ceremony for the establishment of the Safwan district and Al-Khor district. Representatives Faleh Al-Khazali, Rafiq Al-Salhi, and Ali Shaddad. And the Director General of the Department of Regional and Local Development, Dr. Mohamed Mohsen Al-Sayed.
In a related context, A statement from the Ministry of Planning explained: The creation of Safwan District and Al-Khor District in Basra Governorate was an exception to Council of Ministers Resolution No. 34 of 2020. Pointing out that the city of Safwan represents the urban center of the district, which was included in the directory of administrative units of the Republic of Iraq. The code was given (35111), It consists of 11 provinces, As for Al Khor District, which includes a group of major industrial sites such as iron and steel complexes, petrochemicals, fertilizers, and gas, Its urban center will be in the district (55 South Stars), and it has been approved in the directory of administrative units under the code (35034). It includes a number of districts, sites and villages, As well as the residential city of Al Khor