ISO 3166-2:IQ

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ISO 3166-2:IQ is the entry for Iraq in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.

Contents

Currently for Iraq, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 18 governorates and one region.

Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is IQ, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Iraq. The second part is two letters.

Current codes

Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).

CodeSubdivision
name (ar)
(BGN/PCGN 1956)		Subdivision name (ar) [note 1] Subdivision
name (ku)
(BGN/PCGN 2007)		Subdivision name (ku) [note 2] Subdivision name (en) [note 3] Subdivision categoryParent subdiv.
IQ-AN Al Anbār الأنبارAnbargovernorate
IQ-BA Al Başrah البصرةBasragovernorate
IQ-MU Al Muthanná المثنىMuthannagovernorate
IQ-QA Al Qādisīyah القادسيةQadisiyagovernorate
IQ-NA An Najaf النجفNajafgovernorate
IQ-AR Arbīl أربيلHewlêrھەولێرErbilgovernorateKR
IQ-SU As Sulaymānīyah السليمانيةSlêmanîسلێمانیSulaymaniyagovernorateKR
IQ-BB Bābil بابلBabylongovernorate
IQ-BG Baghdād بغدادBagdadgovernorate
IQ-DA Dahūk دهوكDihokدھۆکDuhokgovernorateKR
IQ-DQ Dhī Qār ذي قارDhi Qargovernorate
IQ-DI Diyālá ديالىDiyalagovernorate
IQ-KR Iqlīm Kūrdistān کوردستانHerêm-î KurdistanكوردستانKurdistanregion
IQ-KA Karbalā’ كربلاءKarbalagovernorate
IQ-KI Kirkūk كركوكکەرکووکKirkukgovernorate
IQ-MA Maysān ميسانMaysangovernorate
IQ-NI Nīnawá نينوىNinevehgovernorate
IQ-SD Şalāḩ ad Dīn صلاح الدينSaladingovernorate
IQ-WA Wāsiţ واسطWasitgovernorate
Notes
  1. ↑ For reference only, Arabic name in Arabic script not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.
  2. ↑ For reference only, Kurdish name in Kurdish script not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.
  3. ↑ For reference only, English name not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.

Changes

The following changes to the entry are listed on ISO's online catalogue, the Online Browsing Platform:

Effective date of changeShort description of change (en)
2022-03-03Addition of category region in eng, fra, ara, kur; Addition of region IQ-KR; Assign parent subdivision to IQ-AR, IQ-DA, IQ-SU; Update List and Code Source

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