Governorates of Iraq

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A map of Iraq with the governorates

Iraq is composed of 18 governorates (muḥāfażah), also called "province" by some western media:

• Baghdād (بغداد)
• Salāh ad-Dīn (صلاح الدين)
• Diyālā (ديالى)
• Wāsit (واسط)
• Maysān (ميسان)
• Al-Basrah (البصرة)
• Dhī Qār (ذي قار)
• Al-Muthannā (المثنى)
• Al-Qādisiyyah (القادسية)
• Bābil (Babylon) (بابل)
• Karbalā' (كربلاء)
• An-Najaf (النجف)
• Al-Anbar (الأنبار)
• Nīnawā (Nineveh) (نينوى)
• Duhok (دهوك)
• Arbīl (أربيل)
• Kirkuk (التاميم)
• As-Sulaymāniyyah (السليمانية)

Claimed governorate

• Kuwait (الكويت)

Kurdish autonomy

Since 2005, Iraq recognizes the authority of the Regional Kurdish Government in governing Iraqi Kurdistan autonomy combining the provinces of Arbil, Dohuk and Sulaymaniyah. Parts of the Kirkuk province are disputed between the KRG and the Iraqi central government over direct authority.

See also

• Iraq
• Iraqi
• Districts of Iraq
• List of places in Iraq
• ISO 3166-2:IQ

External links

• Iraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit Reports, Maps and Assessments of Iraq from the UN Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit