Before 1976, it was part of the ad-Diwāniyah Governorate, along with al-Muthannā and Najaf.

The province is named after the historical city of Al-Qādisiyah, the site of the Battle of al-Qādisiyah, where in 636 CE the Islamic Rashidun forces defeated the forces of the Sassanid Empire.

There is one public university known as the University of Qadisiyah, which was founded in the late 1980s, and includes colleges such as nursing, pharmacy, law, literature, education, agriculture, medicine and others.

The technical institute of Al-Qadisiyah is approximately 6 km from the city centre.

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