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Governorates and districts of Iraq

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

The districts are listed below, by governorate (with capital in parentheses):

Anbar Governorate

• Al-Ka'im District (Al-Ka'im)
• Al-Rutba District (Al-Rutba)
• Ana District (Anah)
• Falluja District (Falluja)
• Haditha District (Haditha)
• Heet District (Heet)
• Ramadi District (Ramadi)

Babil Governorate

• Al-Mahawil District (Al-Mahawil)
• Al-Musayab District (Al-Musayab)
• Hashimiya District (Hashimiya)
• Hilla District (Hilla)

Baghdad Governorate

• Abu Ghraib District
• Al Istiqlal District
• Al-Mada'in District
• Mahmudiya District (Mahmudiya)
• Taji District
• Al Tarmia District
• Baghdad City
  • Adhamiyah
  • Karkh
  • Karadah
  • Kadhimyah
  • Mansour
  • Sadr City
  • Rasheed
  • Rusafa
  • 9 Nissan

Basrah Governorate

• Abu Al-Khaseeb District (Abu Al-Khaseeb)
• Al-Midaina District (Al-Midaina)
• Al-Qurna District (Al-Qurna)
• Al-Zubair District (Al-Zubair)
• Basrah District (Basrah)
• al-Faw District (al-Faw)
• Shatt Al-Arab District (Shatt Al-Arab)

Dahuk Governorate

The Dahuk Governorate is under direct control of the Kurdistan Regional Government.

• Amedi District (Amedi)
• Dahuk District (Dahuk)
• Sumel District (Sumel)
• Zakho District (Zakho)

Diyala Governorate

• Al-Khalis District (Al-Khalis)
• Al-Muqdadiya District (Al-Muqdadiya)
• Baladrooz District (Baladrooz)
• Ba'quba District (Ba'quba)
• Khanaqin District (Khanaqin)
• Kifri District (Kifri)

Arbil Governorate

The Arbil Governorate is under direct control of the Kurdistan Regional Government.

• Makhmour (81)
• Erbil (71)
• Koisanjaq (80)
• Shaqlawa (89), cities are Salahaddin and Hareer
• Soran (94), cities are Town of Soran, Rawanduz and Diana
• Mergasur (83)
• Choman (66)

Karbala Governorate

• Ain Al-Tamur District (Ain Al-Tamur)
• Al-Hindiya District (Al-Hindiya)
• Kerbala District (Kerbala)

Kirkuk Governorate

• Al-Hawiga District (Al-Hawiga)
• Daquq District (Daquq)
• Kirkuk District (Kirkuk)
• Makhmur District (Makhmur)

Missan Governorate

• Ali Al-Gharbi District (Ali Al-Gharbi)
• Al-Kahla District (Al-Kahla)
• Al-Maimouna District (Al-Maimouna)
• Al-Mejar Al-Kabi District (Al-Mejar Al-Kabi)
• Amara District (Amarah)
• Qal'at Saleh District (Qal'at Saleh)

Muthanna Governorate

• Al-Khidhir District (Al-Khidhir)
• Al-Rumaitha District (Al-Rumaitha)
• Al-Salman District (Al-Salman)
• Al-Samawa District (Samawa)

Najaf Governorate

• Al-Manathera District (Al-Manathera)
• Kufa District (Kufa)
• Najaf District (Najaf)

Ninewa Governorate

Note that Akra and Shekan are currently under the Kurdistan Regional Government control, as Mosul has no control over these two districts.

• Akre District (Akre)
• Al-Ba'aj District (Al-Ba'aj)
• Al-Hamdaniya District (Bakhdida)
• Al-Shikhan District (Al-Shikhan)
• Hatra District (Hatra)
• Mosul District (Mosul)
• Shekhan District (Shekhan)
• Sinjar District (Sinjar)
• Telafar District (Telafar)
• Tel Keppe District (Tel Keppe)

Qadissiya Governorate

• Afaq District (Afaq)
• Al-Shamiya District (Al-Shamiya)
• Diwaniya District (Diwaniya)
• Hamza District (Hamza)

Salah al-Din Governorate

• Al-Daur District (Al-Daur)
• Al-Shirqat District (Al-Shirqat)
• Baiji District (Baiji)
• Balad District (Balad)
• Samarra District (Samarra)
• Tikrit District (Tikrit)
• Tooz District (Tooz)

Sulaymaniyah Governorate

The Sulaymaniyah Governorate is under direct control of the Kurdistan Regional Government.

• Chamchamal District (Chamchamal)
• Darbandokeh District (Darbandokeh)
• Dokan District (Dokan)
• Halabja District (Halabja)
• Kalar District (Kalar)
• Penjwin District (Penjwin)
• Pshdar District (Pshdar)
• Rania District (Rania)
• Sharbazher District (Sharbazher)
• Sulaymaniya District (Sulaymaniya)

Thi-Qar Governorate

• Al-Chibayish District (Al-Chibayish)
• Al-Rifa'i District (Al-Rifa'i)
• Al-Shatra District (Al-Shatra)
• Nassriya District (Nassriya)
• Suq Al-Shoyokh District (Suq Al-Shoyokh)

Wassit Governorate

• Al-Hai District (Al-Hai)
• Al-Na'maniya District (Al-Na'maniya)
• Al-Suwaira District (Al-Suwaira)
• Badra District (Badra)
• Kut District (Kut)

See also

• Iraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit Reports, Maps and Assessments of Iraq from the UN Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit
• List of postal codes in Iraq
• Governorates of Iraq

Source

• humanitarianinfo district map
• humanitarianinfo governorate map

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