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 Governorate

Muthanna Governorate

Qadisiyyah Governorate

Babil Governorate

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

Basra Governorate

Dhi Qar Governorate

Diyala Governorate

Karbala Governorate

Kirkuk Governorate

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

Maysan Governorate

Najaf Governorate

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.

Saladin Governorate

Wasit Governorate

Kurdistan Region

Dohuk Governorate

Dohuk Governorate is part of Iraqi Kurdistan.

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

Sulaymaniyah Governorate is part of Iraqi Kurdistan.

Halabja Governorate

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

Sources

v t e 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)	Flag of Iraq
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)