Governorates of Iraq

Iraq

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Provinces of Iraq A map of Iraq with Provinces

Iraq is composed of 18 provinces (or governorates) (muḥāfażah):

1. Baghdād (بغداد)
2. Salāh ad-Dīn (صلاح الدين)
3. Diyālā (ديالى)
4. Wāsit (واسط)
5. Maysān (ميسان)
6. Al-Basrah (البصرة)
7. Dhī Qār (ذي قار)
8. Al-Muthannā (المثنى)
9. Al-Qādisiyyah (القادسية)
10. Bābil (Babylon) (بابل)
11. Karbalā' (كربلاء)
12. An-Najaf (النجف)
13. Al-Anbar (الأنبار)
14. Nīnawā (Nineveh) (نينوى)
15. Duhok (دهوك)
16. Arbīl (أربيل)
17. Kirkuk (or At-Ta'mim) (التاميم)
18. As-Sulaymāniyyah (السليمانية)

See also

• Kurdistan Regional Government, the government of the autonomous Kurdistan Region
• 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