[17] As part of this collaboration, researchers ad Al-Qadisiyah and Durham pinpointed the location of the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah using declassified US spy satellite images.

[18] Al-Qadisiyah is located between a strict conservative society to the west (the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala), and the more liberal alternative to the north (Hilla, and Baghdad).

[19] The result is a mix between conservative and liberal styling in campus planning and student life.

The main campus is located on the north-western edge of the city of Diwaniya.

The majority of the university's colleges along with the main administrative building are found here.