Districts of Iraq

Districts in The Republic Of Iraq

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Iraq's 19 governorates are subdivided into 120 districts (qada).

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

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

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

## Al Anbar Governorate

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Main article: Al Anbar Governorate

* Al-Qa'im District (Al-Qa'im)
* Ar-Rutba District (Ar-Rutba)
* Anah District (Anah)
* Fallujah District (Fallujah)
* Haditha District (Haditha)
* Hīt District (Hīt)
* Ramadi District (Ramadi)
* Rawah District (Rawah)

## Muthanna Governorate

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See also: Muthanna Governorate

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

## Qadisiyyah Governorate

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See also: Qadisiyyah Governorate

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

## Babil Governorate

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See also: Babil Governorate

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

## Baghdad Governorate

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See also: Baghdad Governorate

* 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
* Abu Ghraib District
* Al Istiqlal District
* Al-Mada'in District
* Mahmudiya District (Mahmudiya)
* Taji District
* Al Tarmia District

## Basra Governorate

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See also: Basra 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)

## Dhi Qar Governorate

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See also: Dhi 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)

## Diyala Governorate

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See also: 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)

## Karbala Governorate

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See also: Karbala Governorate

* Ain Al-Tamur District (Ayn al-Tamr)
* Al-Hindiya District (Al-Hindiya)
* Kerbala District (Kerbala)

## Kirkuk Governorate

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See also: Kirkuk Governorate

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

* Al-Hawiga District (Al-Hawiga)
* Daquq District (Daquq)
* Kirkuk District (Kirkuk)
* Al-Dibs District (Al-Dibs)

## Maysan Governorate

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See also: Maysan 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)

## Najaf Governorate

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See also: Najaf Governorate

* Al-Manathera District (Al-Manathera)
* Kufa District (Kufa)
* Najaf District (Najaf)
* Najaf Abu Sakhir (Abu Sakhir)

## Nineveh Governorate

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See also: Nineveh Governorate

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.

* Al-Ba'aj District (Al-Ba'aj)
* Al-Hamdaniya District (Bakhdida)
* Hatra District (Hatra)
* Mosul District (Mosul)
* Sinjar District (Sinjar)
* Tel Afar District (Tal Afar)
* Tel Keppe District (Tel Keppe)

## Saladin Governorate

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See also: Saladin 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 (Tuz Khurmatu)
* Dujail District (Dujail)

## Wasit Governorate

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See also: Wasit Governorate

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

## Kurdistan Region

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### Dohuk Governorate

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See also: Dohuk Governorate

Dohuk Governorate is part of Iraqi Kurdistan.

* Amadiya District (Amadiya)
* Dahuk District (Dahuk)
* Sumel District (Sumel)
* Zakho District (Zakho)
* Batifa Batifa District
* Bardarash District Bardarash
* Akre district
* Shekhan District

### Erbil Governorate

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See also: Erbil Governorate

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 Governorate

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See also: Sulaymaniyah Governorate

Sulaymaniyah Governorate is part of Iraqi Kurdistan.

* Pshdar District (Qaladiza)
* Chamchamal District (Chamchamal)
* Darbandokeh District (Darbandikhan)
* Dokan District (Dokan)
* Kalar District (Kalar)
* Rania District (Rania)
* Sharbazher District (Sharbazher)
* Sulaymaniya District (Sulaymaniya)
* Saidsadiq District (Saidsadiq)
* Sharazoor District (Zarayan)
* Penjwin District (Penjwin)
* Mawat District (Mawat)
* Qaradagh District (Qaradagh)

### Halabja Governorate

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See also: Halabja Governorate

Halabja Governorate is part of Iraqi Kurdistan.

* Halabja
* Sirwan
* Khurmal District (Khurmal)
* Byara District (Byara)
* Bamo

## See also

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* Governorates of Iraq

## Sources

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* humanitarianinfo district map
* humanitarianinfo governorate map

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Iraq topics

History

| Chronology|

* Ubaid period
* Hassuna culture
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* Uruk period
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Governorates of Iraq

* Anbar
* Babil
* Baghdad
* Basra
* Dhi Qar
* Diyala
* Dohuk
* Erbil
* Halabja
* Karbala
* Kirkuk
* Maysan
* Muthanna
* Najaf
* Nineveh
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* Sulaymaniyah
* Wasit

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Districts of Iraq and their capitals

Anbar Governorate|

* Anah District (Anah)
* Fallujah District (Fallujah)
* Haditha District (Haditha)
* Hit District (Hit)
* al-Qa'im District (Al-Qa'im)
* Ramadi District (Ramadi)
* Rawah District (Rawah)
* ar-Rutba District (Ar-Rutbah)

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Babil Governorate|

* Hashimiya District (Al Hashimiyah)
* Al-Hilla District (Hillah)
* al-Mahawil District (Al-Mahawil)
* al-Musayab District (Musayyib)

Baghdad Governorate|

* Abu Ghraib District
* al-Istiqlal District
* al-Mada'in District
* Mahmudiya District (Mahmudiya)
* Taji District
* al-Tarmia District

Baghdad: New Baghdad
* Adhamiyah
* Kadhimiya
* Karrada
* Karkh
* Mansour
* Al Rashid
* Rusafa
* Sadr City

Basra Governorate|

* Abu Al-Khaseeb District (Abu Al-Khaseeb)
* Basrah District (Basra)
* al-Faw District (al-Faw)
* al-Midaina District (Al-Midaina)
* al-Qurna District (Al-Qurnah)
* Shatt Al-Arab District (Shatt al-Arab)
* al-Zubair District (Al-Zubair)

Dhi Qar Governorate|

* al-Chibayish District (Al-Chibayish)
* Nasiriyah District (Nasiriyah)
* al-Rifa'i District (Al-Rifa'i)
* al-Shatrah District (Al-Shatrah)
* Suq al-Shuyukh District (Suq Al-Shoyokh)

Diyala Governorate|

* Balad Ruz District (Balad Ruz)
* Ba'quba District (Baqubah)
* al Khalis District (Al Khalis)
* Khanaqin District (Khanaqin)
* Kifri District (Kifri)
* al-Miqdadiya District (Al-Miqdadiya)

Duhok Governorate|

* Akre District (Akre)
* Amadiya District (Amadiya)
* Duhok District (Duhok)
* Simele District (Simele)
* Zakho District (Zakho)

Erbil Governorate|

* Choman District (Choman)
* Erbil District (Erbil)
* Koy Sinjaq District (Koy Sanjaq)
* Makhmur District (Makhmur)
* Mergasor District (Mergasor)
* Shaqlawa District (Shaqlawa)
* Soran District (Soran)

Halabja Governorate|

* Byara District (Byara)
* Halabja District (Halabja)
* Khurmal District (Khurmal)
* Sirwan District (Sirwan)

Karbala Governorate|

* al-Hindiya District (Al-Hindiya)
* Kerbala District (Karbala)
* Ain Al-Tamur District (Ayn al-Tamr)

Kirkuk Governorate|

* Daquq District (Daquq)
* Dibis District (Dibis)
* Hawija District (Hawija)
* Kirkuk District (Kirkuk)

Maysan Governorate|

* Ali Al-Gharbi District (Ali Al-Gharbi)
* Amara District (Amarah)
* al-Kahla District (Al-Kahla)
* al-Maimouna District (Al-Maimouna)
* al-Mejar Al-Kabi District (Al-Mejar Al-Kabi)
* 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 (Samawah)

Najaf Governorate|

* Kufa District (Kufa)
* al-Manathera District (Al-Manathera)
* al-Meshkhab District (Al-Meshkhab)
* Najaf District (Najaf)

Nineveh Governorate|

* al-Ba'aj District (Al-Ba'aj)
* al-Hamdaniya District (Qaraqosh)
* Hatra District (Al-Hadar)
* Mosul District (Mosul)
* Shekhan District (Ain Sifni)
* Sinjar District (Sinjar)
* Tel Afar District (Tal Afar)
* Tel Kaif District (Tel Keppe)

al-Qādisiyyah Governorate|

* Afak District (Afak)
* Diwaniya District (Al Diwaniyah)
* Hamza District (Hamza)
* al-Shamiya District (Al-Shamiya)

Saladin Governorate|

* Baiji District (Baiji)
* Balad District (Balad)
* al-Daur District (Ad-Dawr)
* Dujail District (Dujail)
* Samarra District (Samarra)
* al-Shirqat District (Al-Shirqat)
* Tikrit District (Tikrit)
* Tooz District (Tuz Khurmatu)

Sulaymaniyah Governorate|

* Chamchamal District (Chamchamal)
* Darbandikhan District (Darbandikhan)
* Dokan District (Dokan)
* Kalar District (Kalar)
* Kifri District (Kifri)
* Mawat District (Mawat)
* Penjwen District (Penjwen)
* Pshdar District (Qaladiza)
* Qaradagh District (Qaradagh)
* Ranya District (Ranya)
* Saidsadiq District (Said Sadiq)
* Sharazoor District (Zarayan)
* Sharbazher District (Sharbazher)
* Sulaymaniyah District (Sulaymaniyah)

Wasit Governorate|

* Al-Aziziyah District (Al-Aziziyah)
* Badra District (Badra)
* al-Hai District (Al-Hay)
* Kut District (Kut)
* al-Nu'maniya District (Al-Nu'maniya)
* al-Suwaira District (Al-Suwaira)

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