Districts of Iraq

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

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

Districts of Iraq
اقضية العراق (Arabic)
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Category Federation
Location Republic of Iraq
Number120
Populations≈2,000 (Byara)-Halabja Governorate – 356,718 (Fallujah)-Al Anbar Governorate
Government
  • District government
Subdivisions

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

Al Anbar Governorate

Muthanna Governorate

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Qadisiyyah Governorate

Babil Governorate

Baghdad Governorate

Basra Governorate

Dhi Qar Governorate

Diyala Governorate

Karbala Governorate

Kirkuk Governorate

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Maysan Governorate

Najaf Governorate

Nineveh Governorate

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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

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Wasit Governorate

Kurdistan Region

Dohuk Governorate

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Dohuk Governorate is part of Iraqi Kurdistan.

Erbil Governorate

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

Sulaymaniyah Governorate

Sulaymaniyah Governorate is part of Iraqi Kurdistan.

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Halabja Governorate

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

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