Districts of Iraq

Governorates and districts of Iraq

Iraq's 19 governorates are subdivided into 120 districts (kaza). The district usually bears the same name as the district capital. The districts are also separated into sub-districts.

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

Anbar Governorate

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See also: Anbar Governorate

• Al-Ka'im District (Al-Ka'im)
• Al-Rutba District (Al-Rutba)
• Ana District (Anah)
• Falluja District (Falluja)
• 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

• Abu Ghraib District
• Al Istiqlal District
• Al-Mada'in District
• Mahmudiya District (Mahmudiya)
• Taji District
• Al Tarmia District
• Baghdad City
  • Adhamiyah
  • Karkh
  • Karadah
  • Kadhimyah
  • Mansour
  • Sadr City
  • Al Rashid
  • Rusafa
  • 9 Nissan

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 (Ain Al-Tamur)
• 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)

Nineveh Governorate

See also: Nineveh Governorate

Note that Akre and Shekhan districts are currently under the Kurdistan Regional Government control.

• 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 (Tel 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 (Tooz)
• Dujail District (Dujail)

Wasit Governorate

See also: Wasit Governorate

• 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 of Iraqi Kurdistan.

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

Erbil Governorate

See also: Erbil Governorate

Erbil Governorate is part of Iraqi Kurdistan, with the exception of the southern Makhmur District.

• 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)

Halabja Governorate

See also: Halabja Governorate

Halabja Governorate is part of Iraqi Kurdistan.

• Halabja District (Halabja)

Sulaymaniyah Governorate

See also: Sulaymaniyah Governorate

Sulaymaniyah Governorate is part of Iraqi Kurdistan.

• Chamchamal District (Chamchamal)
• Darbandokeh District (Darbandokeh)
• Dokan District (Dokan)
• Kalar District (Kalar)
• Penjwin District (Penjwin)
• Pshdar District (Pshdar)
• Rania District (Rania)
• Saidsadiq District (Saidsadiq)
• Sharazoor District (Sharazoor)
• Sharbazher District (Sharbazher)
• Sulaymaniya District (Sulaymaniya)

See also

• List of postal codes in Iraq
• Governorates of Iraq

Sources

• humanitarianinfo district map
• humanitarianinfo governorate map