Districts of Iraq

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

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

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

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

See also:Qadisiyyah Governorate

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

Babil Governorate

See also:Babil Governorate

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

Baghdad Governorate

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

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

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

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

See also:Karbala Governorate

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

Kirkuk Governorate

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

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

See also:Najaf Governorate

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

Nineveh Governorate

See also:Nineveh Governorate

Note that northern Sinjar, northern Tel Afar, northern Tel Keppe, Akre, and northern Shekhan districts are currently under theKurdistan Region'sde factocontrol.

• Akre District(Akre)
• Al-Ba'aj District(Al-Ba'aj)
• Al-Hamdaniya District(Bakhdida)
• Hatra District(Hatra)
• Mosul District(Mosul)
• Shekhan District(Ain Sifni)
• Sinjar District(Sinjar)
• Tel Afar District(Tal Afar)
• Tel Keppe District(Tel Keppe)

Saladin Governorate

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

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

Dohuk Governorate

See also:Dohuk Governorate

Dohuk Governorate is part ofIraqi Kurdistan.

• Amadiya District(Amadiya)
• Dahuk District(Dahuk)
• Sumel District(Sumel)
• Zakho District(Zakho)

Erbil Governorate

See also:Erbil Governorate

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

• Erbil District(71)
• Koisanjaq District(80)
• ShaqlawaDistrict (89), cities are Salahaddin and Hareer
• Soran District(94), cities areTown of Soran,Rawanduzand Diana
• Makhmur District
• Mergasur District(83)
• Choman District(66)
• Ankawa District

Sulaymaniyah Governorate

See also:Sulaymaniyah Governorate

Sulaymaniyah Governorate is part ofIraqi 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

See also:Halabja Governorate

Halabja Governorate is part ofIraqi Kurdistanand still officially a part ofSulaymaniyah Governorate.

• Halabja
• Sirwan
• Khurmal District(Khurmal)
• Byara District(Byara)

See also

• Governorates of Iraq

Sources

• humanitarianinfo district map
• humanitarianinfo governorate map