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. A governorate is a country subdivision. ... Qadaa, (plural aqdya) is an arab term for a subnational entity. ...

Introduction: Governorates and their capitals

Each of the 102 districts is enclosed fully within one of the 18 Governorates

• Anbar Governorate (Governorate capital is Ar Ramadi)
• Babil Governorate (Governorate capital is Al Hillah))
• Baghdad Governorate (Governorate capital is Baghdad))
• Basrah Governorate (Governorate capital is Basrah ))
• Dahuk Governorate (Governorate capital is Dahuk))
• Diyala Governorate (Governorate capital is Ba'qubah))
• Erbil Governorate (Governorate capital is Erbil/Irbil))
• Karbala Governorate (Governorate capital is Karbala))
• Missan Governorate (Governorate capital is Al 'Amarah))
• Muthanna Governorate (Governorate capital is As Samawah))
• Najaf Governorate (Governorate capital is An Najaf))
• Ninewah Governorate (Governorate capital is Mosul))
• Qadissiya Governorate (Governorate capital is Ad Diwaniyah))
• Salah al-Din Governorate (Governorate capital is Samarra))
• Sulaymaniyah Governorate (Governorate capital is Sulaymaniyah))
• Taamim Governorate (Governorate capital is Kirkuk))
• Thi-Qar Governorate (Governorate capital is An Nasiriyah))
• Wassit Governorate (Governorate capital is Al Kut))

Ramădī (الرمادي) is a city in central Iraq, about 100 kilometers west of Baghdad. ... Babil (Arabic: ???? ) is a province in Iraq. ... Al Hillah (Arabic: الحلة) is a city in central Iraq on the river Euphrates, 100 km (62 miles) south of Baghdad, with an estimated population of 364,700 in 1998. ... Baghdad Governorate (Arabic: ‎ ) in the nation of Iraq includes the city of Baghdad and the surrounding metropolitan area, including Al Mahmudiyah and the infamous Abu Ghraib. ... Baghdad (Arabic ) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate. ... Location of Basra Basra (also known as Başrah or Basara; historically sometimes called Busra, Busrah, and early on Bassorah; Arabic: البصرة, Al-Basrah) is the second largest city of Iraq with an estimated population of about 1,377,000 in 2003. ... Dahuk (also referred to as Dohuk) (Arabic: دهوك , Kurdish: Duhok) is one of the governorates of Iraq. ... Categories: Stub | Provinces of Iraq ... Diyala (Arabic: ديالى) is one of the constituent governorates of the nation of Iraq. ... This article is about the province of Iraq. ... This article is about the province of Iraq. ... Karbala province, or Al Karbala province, is a province in the nation of Iraq. ... Shrine of Karbala Karbala (Arabic: ‎; BGN: Karbalā’; also spelled Kerbala, Kerbela, Karbila) is a city in Iraq, located about 100 km southwest of Baghdad at 32. ... Najaf province, or An Najaf province, is a province in the nation of Iraq. ... Najaf (نجف in the Arabic language) is a city in Iraq, about 160 km south of Baghdad, located at 31. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Al Diwaniyah (sometimes called Ad Diwaniyah) is the capital city of Iraqs Al Qadisyah province. ... Map showing Samarra near Baghdad Sāmarrā (سامراء) is a town in Iraq ( ). It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Salah ad Din Governorate, 125 km north of Baghdad and, in 2002, had an estimated population of 201,700. ... As SulaymānÄ«yah province (Arabic: محافظة السليمانية , Kurdish: Parêzgay Silêmanî) is a province of Iraq, within the Kurdistan Region. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Location of Kirkuk in Iraqi map Kirkuk (also spelled Karkuk or Kerkuk; Arabic: كركوك, KirkÅ«k; Kurdish: كركوك ; Syriac: ܐܪܦܗܐ, Arrapha; Persian: کرکوک; Turkish: Kerkük) is a city in northern Iraq and capital of Tamim governorate. ... Nāşirīyah (also transliterated as Nassiriya or Nasiriya; in Arabic ناصرية, al-Nasiriyah or an-Nasiriyah) is a city in Iraq. ... Kūt (كوت; also known as Kut-Al-Imara and Kut El Amara) is a city in eastern Iraq, on the left bank of the Tigris River, about 100 miles south east of Baghdad, at 32. ...

Districts by Governorate

Anbar Governorate

• Abu Ghraib District Abu Ghraib
• Al-Ka'im District Al-Ka'im
• Al-Rutba District Al-Rutba
• Ana District Ana
• Falluja District Falluja
• Haditha District Haditha
• Heet District Heet
• Kadhimiya District Kadhimiya
• Ramadi District Ramadi

Map of Iraq highlighting Abu Ghraib The city of Abu Ghraib (BGN/PCGN romanization: AbÅ« Ghurayb; أبو غريب in Arabic) in Iraq is located 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of Baghdads city center, or some 15 km northwest of Baghdad International Airport. ... ANA is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below: AB Nyköpings Automobilfabrik Administration for Native Americans, part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services Afghan National Army Albanian National Army All Nippon Airways American Numismatic Association American Nurses Association Anaheim, California, from its... Fallujah (Arabic: فلوجة; sometimes transliterated as Falluja and less commonly Fallouja, Falloujah, Faloojah, Faloojeh) is a city of about 350,000 inhabitants in the Iraqi province of Al Anbar, located roughly 69km (43 miles) west of Baghdad on the Euphrates. ... Haditha, Iraq Haditha (حديثة) is a city in the Iraqi province of Al Anbar, about 240 km northwest of Baghdad. ... Kazimain or Al-Kazimiyah is a town located in Iraq that is now a neighborhood of Baghdad, located in the northern area of the city about 5 km from the center of the city. ... Saddam Mosque Ramadi (Arabic: ‎ ; BGN: Ar RamādÄ«) is a city in central Iraq, about 100 kilometers west of Baghdad. ...

Babil Governorate

• Al-Mada'in District -- district capital is Al-Mada'in
• Al-Mahawil District -- district capital is Al-Mahawil
• Al-Musayab District -- district capital is Al-Musayab
• Hashimiya District -- district capital is Hashimiya
• Hilla District -- district capital is Hilla
• Mahmudiya District -- district capital is Mahmudiya

Babil (Arabic: ???? ) is a province in Iraq. ... Al Hillah is a city in central Iraq on the river Euphrates, 100km (62 miles) south of Baghdad, with an estimated population of 364,700 in 1998. ... Mahmoudiyah (also spelled Al-Mahmudiyah) is an Iraqi village southeast of Baghdad. ...

Baghdad Governorate

• Adhamiya District -- district capital is Baghdad

Baghdad Governorate (Arabic: ‎ ) in the nation of Iraq includes the city of Baghdad and the surrounding metropolitan area, including Al Mahmudiyah and the infamous Abu Ghraib. ... Baghdad (Arabic ) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate. ...

Basrah Governorate

• Abu Al-Khaseeb District -- district capital is Abu Al-Khaseeb
• Al-Midaina District -- district capital is Al-Midaina
• Al-Qurna District -- district capital is Al-Qurna
• Al-Zubair District -- district capital is Al-Zubair
• Basrah District -- district capital is Basrah
• Fao District -- district capital is Fao
• Shatt Al-Arab District -- district capital is Shatt Al-Arab

Location of Basra Basra (also known as Başrah or Basara; historically sometimes called Busra, Busrah, and early on Bassorah; Arabic: البصرة, Al-Basrah) is the second largest city of Iraq with an estimated population of about 1,377,000 in 2003. ... Possible meanings: Faro Airport (Portugal) Federation of Astrobiology Organizations Financial Aid Office Food and Agriculture Organization This page expands a three-character combination which might be any or all of: an abbreviation, an acronym, an initialism, a word in English, or a word in another language. ... The Shatt al-Arab (Arabic: شط العرب, Stream of the Arabs) or Arvand (called اروندرود: arvandrÅ«d in Persian), also called the Shatt-al-Arab waterway, is a river in Southwest Asia of some 200 km in length, formed by the confluence of the Euphrates and the Tigris in the town of al...

Dahuk Governorate

The Dahuk province is under direct control of the Kurdistan Regional Government. Dahuk (also referred to as Dohuk) (Arabic: دهوك , Kurdish: Duhok) is one of the governorates of Iraq. ... Official languages: Kurdish and Arabic Capital: Erbil Prime Minister: Nechervan Idris Barzani Area about 80 000 km² Population  - Total (2005):  - Density: perhaps 5,750,000 40/km² Currency: Iraqi dinar Time zone: UTC+3 National anthem: Ey Reqîb The Kurdish Autonomous Region is a political entity established in 1970...

• Amedi District -- district capital is Amedi
• Dahuk District -- district capital is Dahuk
• Sumel District -- district capital is Sumel
• Zakho District -- district capital is Zakho

Amedi is a small Kurdish city in the Kurdish Autonomous Region of Iraq. ... Dohuk is a town in Iraq. ... Zakho (Kurdish: Zaxo,Arabic: زاخو) is a city in Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq, near the border with Turkey. ...

Diyala Governorate

• Al-Khalis District -- district capital is Al-Khalis
• Al-Muqdadiya District -- district capital is Al-Muqdadiya
• Baladrooz District -- district capital is Baladrooz
• Ba'quba District -- district capital is Ba'quba
• Khanaqin District -- district capital is Khanaqin
• Kifri District -- district capital is Kifri

Diyala (Arabic: ديالى) is one of the constituent governorates of the nation of Iraq. ... Iraq map with Khanaqin Khanaqin (Arabic خانقين, Kurdish خانه قين Xaneqîn, also transliterated as Khanakin, Xanaqin) is an arab city in north-eastern Iraq. ...

Erbil Governorate

• Choman District -- district capital is Choman
• Erbil District -- district capital is Erbil
• Koisnjaq District -- district capital is Koisnjaq
• Makhmur District -- district capital is Makhmur
• Mergasur District -- district capital is Mergasur
• Shaqlawa District -- district capital is Shaqlawa
• Soran District -- district capital is Soran

This article is about the province of Iraq. ... now. ... Soran Emirate was a Kurdish principality. ...

Karbala Governorate

• Ain Al-Tamur District -- district capital is Ain Al-Tamur
• Al-Hindiya District -- district capital is Al-Hindiya
• Kerbala District -- district capital is Kerbala

Karbala province, or Al Karbala province, is a province in the nation of Iraq. ... Karbalā (كربلاء; also transliterated as Kerbala or Kerbela) is a city in Iraq, located about 100 km southwest of Baghdad at 32. ...

Missan Governorate

• Ali Al-Gharbi District -- district capital is Ali Al-Gharbi
• Al-Kahla District -- district capital is Al-Kahla
• Al-Maimouna District -- district capital is Al-Maimouna
• Al-Mejar Al-Kabi District -- district capital is Al-Mejar Al-Kabi
• Amara District -- district capital is Amarah
• Qal'at Saleh District -- district capital is Qal'at Saleh

Amarah (sometimes written al-Amarah), is a city in southeastern Iraq, located next to the Tigris River waterway south of Baghdad, at 32°10N 46°03E. Predominately Shiite, it had a population of about 340,000 as of 2002. ...

Muthanna Governorate

• Al-Khidhir District -- district capital is Al-Khidhir
• Al-Rumaitha District -- district capital is Al-Rumaitha
• Al-Salman District -- district capital is Al-Salman
• Al-Samawa District -- district capital is Al-Samawa

Najaf Governorate

• Al-Manathera District -- district capital is Al-Manathera
• Kufa District -- district capital is Kufa
• Najaf District -- district capital is Najaf

Najaf province, or An Najaf province, is a province in the nation of Iraq. ... Kufa (الكوفة al-Kufa in Arabic) is a city in Iraq, about 170 km south of Baghdad, and 10 km northeast of Najaf. ... Najaf (Arabic: ‎; BGN: An Najaf) is a city in Iraq about 160 km south of Baghdad. ...

Ninewa Governorate

Note that Akra and Shekan are currently under the Kurdistan Regional Government control, as Mosul has no control over these two districts. Official languages: Kurdish and Arabic Capital: Erbil Prime Minister: Nechervan Idris Barzani Area about 80 000 km² Population  - Total (2005):  - Density: perhaps 5,750,000 40/km² Currency: Iraqi dinar Time zone: UTC+3 National anthem: Ey Reqîb The Kurdish Autonomous Region is a political entity established in 1970...

• Akra
• Al-Ba'aj
• Al-Hamdaniya
• Al-Shikhan
• Hatra
• Mosul
• Shekhan
• Sinjar
• Tall Afar
• Tel Kaif

• Akre District -- district capital is Akre
• Al-Ba'aj District -- district capital is Al-Ba'aj
• Al-Hamdaniya District-- district capital is Al-Hamdaniya
• Al-Shikhan District -- district capital is Al-Shikhan
• Hatra District -- district capital is Hatra
• Mosul District -- district capital is Mosul
• Shekhan District -- district capital is Shekhan
• Sinjar District -- district capital is Sinjar
• Telafar District -- district capital is Telafar
• Tilkaif District -- district capital is Tilkaif

Christmas Festival in The New Church of Immaculate Church of Mar Jacob Church of Mar Zina 1st: Church of Sarkis and Bakos 2nd: Church of Mart Shmony 3rd: Church of Mar Korkis The Celebration of The Triumph of the Cross Christmas Festival Christmas Festival Art Craft Making is very popular... Hatra (al-aar الحضر) is an ancient ruined city in the former Iranian province of Khvarvaran, today part of Iraq, located at 35°34′ N 42°42′ E. It was an important fortified city of the Iranian Parthian Empire, and withstood repeated attacks by the Roman Empire. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Sinjar is a small town in northwestern Iraq near the Syrian border, with an estimate population in the 2006 census of about 39,875 residents [1]. The wall and other evidence at a huge mound in northeastern Syria known as Tell Hamoukar indicate a complex government dating back at least... Tal Afar (also Talafar) in Arabic تل عفر (also تلعفر) is a city in northern Iraq, about 30 miles west of Mosul. ... Tel Kaif (Tel Keipeh in Syriac ܬܠ ܟܦܐ) is one of the largest Chaldo-Assyrian towns in Iraq. ... Aqrah (Arabic: ‎; also spelled Akre) is a city in Iraqi Kurdistan, 120 km from the Dahuk Governorate. ... Hatra (al-aar الحضر) is an ancient ruined city in the former Iranian province of Khvarvaran, today part of Iraq, located at 35°34′ N 42°42′ E. It was an important fortified city of the Iranian Parthian Empire, and withstood repeated attacks by the Roman Empire. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Sinjar is a small town in northwestern Iraq near the Syrian border, with an estimate population in the 2006 census of about 39,875 residents [1]. The wall and other evidence at a huge mound in northeastern Syria known as Tell Hamoukar indicate a complex government dating back at least...

Qadissiya Governorate

• Afaq District -- district capital is Afaq
• Al-Shamiya District -- district capital is Al-Shamiya
• Diwaniya District -- district capital is Diwaniya
• Hamza District -- district capital is Hamza

Al Diwaniyah (sometimes called Ad Diwaniyah) (Arabic: ألديوانيه ) is the capital city of Iraqs Al Qadisyah province. ... Hamza () is a letter in the Arabic alphabet, representing the glottal stop . ...

Salah al-Din Governorate

• Al-Daur District -- district capital is Al-Daur
• Al-Faris District -- district capital is Al-Faris
• Al-Shirqat District -- district capital is Al-Shirqat
• Baiji District -- district capital is Baiji
• Balad District -- district capital is Balad
• Samarra District -- district capital is Samarra
• Tikrit District -- district capital is Tikrit
• Tooz District -- district capital is Tooz

Binomial name Lipotes vexillifer Miller, 1918 Natural range of Lipotes vexillifer The Baiji (Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) (Lipotes vexillifer) was a freshwater dolphin found only in the Yangtze River in China. ... Balad is a city 50 miles north of Baghdad in Israel, currently led by Azmi Bishara and Ahmad Tibi. ... Map showing Samarra near Baghdad Sāmarrā (سامراء) is a town in Iraq ( ). It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Salah ad Din Governorate, 125 km north of Baghdad and, in 2002, had an estimated population of 201,700. ... Looking north along the Tigris towards Saddams Presidential palace in April 2003 Tikrit (تكريت, Tikrīt also transliterated as Takrit or Tekrit) is a town in Iraq, located 140 km northwest of Baghdad on the Tigris river (at 34. ...

Sulaymaniyah Governorate

• Chamchamal District -- district capital is Chamchamal
• Darbandihkan District -- district capital is Darbandihkan
• Dokan District -- district capital is Dokan
• Halabja District -- district capital is Halabja
• Kalar District -- district capital is Kalar
• Penjwin District -- district capital is Penjwin
• Pshdar District -- district capital is Pshdar
• Rania District -- district capital is Rania
• Sharbazher District -- district capital is Sharbazher
• Sulaymaniya District -- district capital is Sulaymaniya

As Sulaymānīyah province (Arabic: محافظة السليمانية , Kurdish: Parêzgay Silêmanî) is a province of Iraq, within the Kurdistan Region. ... Victims of the gas attack by Iraqi forces in 1988 Halabja (Arabic: , Kurdish: Helepçe) is a Kurdish town in Iraq about 150 miles northeast of Baghdad and 8-10 miles from the Iranian border. ... Queen Rania of Jordan Rania, a city in Iraqi kurdistan. ... Sulaymaniyah (Arabic: as-sulaymānīyä, Kurdish: Slêmanî) is a city in the southeast of greater Kurdistan (the Kurdish-speaking region of the Middle East). ...

Taamim Governorate

• Al-Hawiga District -- district capital is Al-Hawiga
• Daquq District -- district capital is Daquq
• Kirkuk District -- district capital is Kirkuk
• Makhmur District -- district capital is Makhmur

Location of Kirkuk in Iraqi map Kirkuk (also spelled Karkuk or Kerkuk; Arabic: كركوك, KirkÅ«k; Kurdish: كركوك ; Syriac: ܐܪܦܗܐ, Arrapha; Persian: کرکوک; Turkish: Kerkük) is a city in northern Iraq and capital of Tamim governorate. ...

Thi-Qar Governorate

• Al-Chibayish District -- district capital is Al-Chibayish
• Al-Rifa'i District -- district capital is Al-Rifa'i
• Al-Shatra District -- district capital is Al-Shatra
• Nassriya District -- district capital is Nassriya
• Suq Al-Shoyokh District -- district capital is Suq Al-Shoyokh

Wassit Governorate

• Al-Hai District -- district capital is Al-Hai
• Al-Na'maniya District -- district capital is Al-Na'maniya
• Al-Suwaira District -- district capital is Al-Suwaira
• Badra District -- district capital is Badra
• Kut District Kut

Badra is a census town in Shahdol district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. ... Kūt (كوت; also known as Kut-Al-Imara and Kut El Amara) is a city in eastern Iraq, on the left bank of the Tigris River, about 100 miles south east of Baghdad, at 32. ...

Source

• humanitarianinfo district map
• humanitarianinfo governorate map