Districts of Iraq

Districts of Iraq
اقضية العراق (Arabic)
Districts of Iraq; اقضية العراق (Arabic)
Category	Federation
Location	Republic of Iraq
Number	120
Populations	≈2,000 (Byara)-Halabja Governorate – 356,718 (Fallujah)-Al Anbar Governorate
Government	District government;
Subdivisions	Subdistricts;

Iraq's 18 governorates are subdivided into 120 districts (kaza).

The district usually bears the same name as the district capital.

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

Al Anbar GovernorateEdit

Muthanna GovernorateEdit

Qadisiyyah GovernorateEdit

Babil GovernorateEdit

Baghdad GovernorateEdit

Administrative Districts in Baghdad City
- Rusafa
- Adhamiyah
- Sadr City (formerly Thawra District (Revolution District)
- 9 Nissan (New Baghdad)
- Karadah
- Al-Za'franiya
- Karkh
- Kadhimyah
- Mansour
- Al Rashid
Administrative Districts in Baghdad Suburban

Basra GovernorateEdit

Dhi Qar GovernorateEdit

Diyala GovernorateEdit

Karbala GovernorateEdit

Kirkuk GovernorateEdit

(From 1976 to mid-2006 called At-Ta'mim)

Maysan GovernorateEdit

Najaf GovernorateEdit

Nineveh GovernorateEdit

Note that northern Sinjar, northern Tel Afar, northern Tel Keppe, Akre, and northern Shekhan districts are currently under the Kurdistan Region's de facto control.

Saladin GovernorateEdit

Wasit GovernorateEdit

Kurdistan RegionEdit

Dohuk GovernorateEdit

Dohuk Governorate is part of Iraqi Kurdistan.

Erbil GovernorateEdit

Erbil Governorate is part of Iraqi Kurdistan, while the status of the southern Makhmur District is contested.

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

Sulaymaniyah GovernorateEdit

Sulaymaniyah Governorate is part of Iraqi Kurdistan.

Halabja GovernorateEdit

Halabja Governorate is part of Iraqi Kurdistan and still officially a part of Sulaymaniyah Governorate.