GOVERNORATES OF IRAQ

|
|
|}
Iraq is divided into 18 governorates (or provinces) (''muhafazah''):

#Baghdād (بغداد) #Salāh ad-Dīn (صلاح الدين) #Diyālā (ديالى) #Wāsit (واسط) #Maysān (ميسان) #Al-Basrah (البصرة) #Dhī Qār (ذي قار) #Al-Muthannā (المثنى) #Al-Qādisiyyah (القادسية)

Bābil (بابل) Al-Karbalā' (كربلاء) An-Najaf (النجف) Al-Anbar (الأنبار) Nīnawā (نينوى) Dahūk (دهوك) Arbīl (أربيل) Kirkuk (or At-Ta'mim) (التاميم) As-Sulaymāniyyah (السليمانية)

The current set of governorates was established in 1976. [1]
The governorates are divided into ''qadhas'' (or districts). The map on the right shows the districts (but does not show the district names) within each governorate.

Contents

Autonomous Region

See also

External links

Autonomous Region

Main articles: Regions of Iraq

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

See also

★ List of places in Iraq

★ Districts of Iraq

External links

★ Bios of Iraqi Government Officials (as of July 20, 2006)

★ http://www.world-gazetteer.com/r/r_iq.htm