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Iraq
Iraq

Iraq , officially the Republic of Iraq , is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros Mountains, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
 is divided into 18 governorate
Governorate

A Governorate is an administrative division of a country. It is headed by a governor. As English-speaking nations tend to call regions administered by governors either states or colonies, the term governorate is sometimes used in translation from non-English-speaking administrations....
s (or province
Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state....
s) (muhafazah
Muhafazah

The Arabic word muhafazah is usually translated to governorate in English, occasionally to province.*Governorates of Bahrain*Governorates of Egypt...
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The current set of governorates was established in 1976.






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Iraq
Iraq

Iraq , officially the Republic of Iraq , is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros Mountains, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
 is divided into 18 governorate
Governorate

A Governorate is an administrative division of a country. It is headed by a governor. As English-speaking nations tend to call regions administered by governors either states or colonies, the term governorate is sometimes used in translation from non-English-speaking administrations....
s (or province
Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state....
s) (muhafazah
Muhafazah

The Arabic word muhafazah is usually translated to governorate in English, occasionally to province.*Governorates of Bahrain*Governorates of Egypt...
):




#Baghdad
Baghdad Governorate

Baghdad Governorate in the nation of Iraq and contains the conurbation of Baghdad. It includes the city of baghdad, as well as the surrounding metropolitan area, with includes Al-Mada'in, Taji, Mahmudiya district and Abu Ghraib district ....

#Salah ad-Din
Salah ad Din Governorate

Salah ad Din, Sal?h-ad-D?n, or Salahuddin is a governorate in Iraq, north of Baghdad. The province has an area of . The estimated population for 2003 was 1,042,200 people....
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#Diyala
Diyala Governorate

Diyala is one of the constituent governorates of the nation of Iraq....

#Wasit
Wasit Governorate

Wasit is one of the governorates of Iraq. It is in the east of the country. Its name comes from the Arabic word meaning "middle," as it lies along the Tigris about midway between Baghdad and the Basra....

#Maysan
#Al-Basrah
Basra Governorate

Basra province, or Al Basrah province, is a province of Iraq, with an area of . One reported estimate of its 2003 population is 1,761,000....

#Dhi Qar
Dhi Qar Governorate

Dhi Qar is a province in Iraq with an area of . In 2003 the estimated population of the governorate was 1,472,000 people. The governorate's capital is the city of An Nasiriyah....
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#Al-Muthanna
Al Muthanna Governorate

Al Muthanna sometimes simply, Muthanna, is one of the governorates of Iraq. It is in the south of the country, bordering Saudi Arabia. Its capital is Samawah....

#Al-Qadisiyyah
Al-Qadisiyyah Governorate

Al-Qadisiyyah is one of the provinces of Iraq. It is in the center of the country. Its capital is Al Diwaniyah. Before 1976, it was part of the ad-Diwaniyyah Province, along with Al Muthanna Governorate and Najaf Governorate....
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  1. Babil
    Babil Governorate

    Babil is a province in Iraq. It has an area of , with an estimated population of 1,385,783 people in 2003.The provincial capital is the town of al Hillah....

  2. Al-Karbala'
    Karbala Governorate

    Karbala province is a province in the nation of Iraq. The capital is the city of Karbala, a holy city for Shi'ite Muslims; it houses the shrine of Imam Hussein , a heavily revered figure in Shi'ite Islam....

  3. An-Najaf
    Najaf Governorate

    Najaf province , is a province in the nation of Iraq. The province has an area of . In 2003 it had an estimated population of 930,000 people. Prior to 1976 it was part of the Diwaniya Province, which also included present day Al Muthanna Governorate and Al-Qadisiyyah Governorate....

  4. Al-Anbar
    Al Anbar Governorate

    Al Anbar is the largest Governorates of Iraq geographically. Encompassing much of the country's western territory, it shares borders with Syria, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia....
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  5. Ninawa
    Ninawa Governorate

    Ninawa is a Governorates_of_Iraq in northern Iraq, and the Arabic name for the Bible city of Nineveh in Assyria. It has an area of and an estimated population of 2,453,000 people in 2003....

  6. Dahuk
    Dahuk Governorate

    Dahuk is one of the governorates of Iraq. It is in the north of the country. Its capital is Dahuk, Iraq city. It also includes the city of Zakho, which has at various times served as a checkpoint for the border with Turkey....

  7. Arbil
    Arbil Governorate

    Erbil is a governorates of Iraq of Iraq located in the north of the country. It derives its name from the city of Erbil, which is also its capital ....

  8. Kirkuk (or At-Ta'mim)
    At-Ta'mim Governorate

    Kirkuk Governorate is one of the Governorates of Iraq located in the north of the country. From 1976 to mid 2006, it had been called At-Ta'mim which means "Nationalization" and refers to the national ownership of the very rich petroleum and natural gas reserves....
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  9. As-Sulaymaniyyah
    As Sulaymaniyah Governorate

    As Sulaymaniyah province As part of the Iraq war, the province was occupied by US led coalition forces. On May 30, 2007, Sulaymaniyah was handed over to local Kurdish authorities by Coalition forces as part of a three province handover....
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The current set of governorates was established in 1976.

The governorates are divided into qadhas
Qadaa

Kaza, qadaa, qaza, qazaa, or caza is a term for a subnational entity in the Arab world and formerly throughout the Ottoman Empire....
 (or district
District

Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipality, or subdivisions of municipalities....
s). The map on the right shows the districts (but does not show the district names) within each governorate.

As of October 2008, thirteen of the eighteen governorates are under direct Iraqi control: Al-Muthanna
Al Muthanna Governorate

Al Muthanna sometimes simply, Muthanna, is one of the governorates of Iraq. It is in the south of the country, bordering Saudi Arabia. Its capital is Samawah....
, Dhi Qar
Dhi Qar Governorate

Dhi Qar is a province in Iraq with an area of . In 2003 the estimated population of the governorate was 1,472,000 people. The governorate's capital is the city of An Nasiriyah....
, An-Najaf
Najaf Governorate

Najaf province , is a province in the nation of Iraq. The province has an area of . In 2003 it had an estimated population of 930,000 people. Prior to 1976 it was part of the Diwaniya Province, which also included present day Al Muthanna Governorate and Al-Qadisiyyah Governorate....
, Maysan, Arbil
Arbil Governorate

Erbil is a governorates of Iraq of Iraq located in the north of the country. It derives its name from the city of Erbil, which is also its capital ....
, As-Sulaymaniyyah
As Sulaymaniyah Governorate

As Sulaymaniyah province As part of the Iraq war, the province was occupied by US led coalition forces. On May 30, 2007, Sulaymaniyah was handed over to local Kurdish authorities by Coalition forces as part of a three province handover....
, Dahuk
Dahuk Governorate

Dahuk is one of the governorates of Iraq. It is in the north of the country. Its capital is Dahuk, Iraq city. It also includes the city of Zakho, which has at various times served as a checkpoint for the border with Turkey....
, Al-Karbala'
Karbala Governorate

Karbala province is a province in the nation of Iraq. The capital is the city of Karbala, a holy city for Shi'ite Muslims; it houses the shrine of Imam Hussein , a heavily revered figure in Shi'ite Islam....
, Al-Basrah
Basra Governorate

Basra province, or Al Basrah province, is a province of Iraq, with an area of . One reported estimate of its 2003 population is 1,761,000....
, Babil
Babil Governorate

Babil is a province in Iraq. It has an area of , with an estimated population of 1,385,783 people in 2003.The provincial capital is the town of al Hillah....
, Wasit
Wasit Governorate

Wasit is one of the governorates of Iraq. It is in the east of the country. Its name comes from the Arabic word meaning "middle," as it lies along the Tigris about midway between Baghdad and the Basra....
, Al-Qadisiyyah
Al-Qadisiyyah Governorate

Al-Qadisiyyah is one of the provinces of Iraq. It is in the center of the country. Its capital is Al Diwaniyah. Before 1976, it was part of the ad-Diwaniyyah Province, along with Al Muthanna Governorate and Najaf Governorate....
 and Al-Anbar
Al Anbar Governorate

Al Anbar is the largest Governorates of Iraq geographically. Encompassing much of the country's western territory, it shares borders with Syria, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia....
. Five governorates are controlled by multi-national coalition forces: Baghdad
Baghdad Governorate

Baghdad Governorate in the nation of Iraq and contains the conurbation of Baghdad. It includes the city of baghdad, as well as the surrounding metropolitan area, with includes Al-Mada'in, Taji, Mahmudiya district and Abu Ghraib district ....
, Salah ad-Din
Salah ad Din Governorate

Salah ad Din, Sal?h-ad-D?n, or Salahuddin is a governorate in Iraq, north of Baghdad. The province has an area of . The estimated population for 2003 was 1,042,200 people....
, Diyala
Diyala Governorate

Diyala is one of the constituent governorates of the nation of Iraq....
, Ninawa
Ninawa Governorate

Ninawa is a Governorates_of_Iraq in northern Iraq, and the Arabic name for the Bible city of Nineveh in Assyria. It has an area of and an estimated population of 2,453,000 people in 2003....
, and Kirku (or At-Ta'mim)
At-Ta'mim Governorate

Kirkuk Governorate is one of the Governorates of Iraq located in the north of the country. From 1976 to mid 2006, it had been called At-Ta'mim which means "Nationalization" and refers to the national ownership of the very rich petroleum and natural gas reserves....
.

Autonomous Region


Iraq currently has one autonomous region, Kurdish Autonomous Region, which is also known as Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan

Iraqi Kurdistan Region is an autonomous, federally recognized political, ethnic and economic region of Iraq. It borders Iran to the east, Turkey to the north, and Syria to the west and the rest of Iraq to the South....
.

See also


  • List of places in Iraq
    List of places in Iraq

    This is a list of places in Iraq. Governorates of Iraq lists the regional administrative provinces, and Districts of Iraq lists the subdivisions of those provinces....
  • Districts of Iraq
    Districts of Iraq

    Below the 18 governorates of Iraq, Iraq is divided into 111 districts .The district usually bears the same name as the district capital. The districts are also separated into sub-districts....


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