Districts of Iraq

Districts of Iraq اقضية العراق (Arabic)
Category	Federation
Location	Republic of Iraq
Number	120
Government	District government
Subdivisions	Subdistricts

Iraq's 19 governorates are subdivided into 120 districts ( qada ). The district usually bears the same name as the district capital. ^[1]

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

Kirkuk District

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 (Majar al-Kabir)
• 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)
• Al-Meshkhab District (Al-Meshkhab)

Nineveh Governorate

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

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 of Iraqi Kurdistan.

• Amadiya District (Amadiya)
• Dahuk District (Dahuk)
• Sumel District (Sumel)
• Zakho District (Zakho)
• Bardarash District (Bardarash)
• Akre District]] (Akre)
• Shekhan District (Ain Sifni)

Erbil Governorate

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

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

See also: Halabja Governorate

Halabja Governorate is part of Iraqi Kurdistan.

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

See also

• Governorates of Iraq

References

1. "Governorates and Districts of Iraq" . Retrieved 2025-09-13.

Sources

• humanitarianinfo district map
• humanitarianinfo governorate map