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

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

• Al-Khidhir District (Al-Khidhir)
• Al-Rumaitha District (Al-Rumaitha)
• Al-Salman District (Al-Salman)
• Al-Samawa District (Samawa)

Qadisiyyah Governorate

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

Babil Governorate

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

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Ain Al-Tamur District (Ain Al-Tamur)
• Al-Hindiya District (Al-Hindiya)
• Kerbala District (Kerbala)

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

• 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

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

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

• 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

• 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

Dohuk Governorate is part of Iraqi Kurdistan.

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

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)

Halabja Governorate

Halabja Governorate is part of Iraqi Kurdistan.

• Halabja District (Halabja)

Sulaymaniyah Governorate

Sulaymaniyah Governorate is part of Iraqi Kurdistan.

• Pshdar District (Qaladiza)
• Chamchamal District (Chamchamal)
• Darbandokeh District (Darbandokeh)
• Dokan District (Dokan)
• Kalar District (Kalar)
• Penjwin District (Penjwin)
• 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

Governorates of Iraq
Anbar Babylon Baghdad Basra Dhi Qar Diyala Dohuk Erbil Halabja Karbala Kirkuk Maysan Muthanna Najaf Nineveh Qadisiyyah Saladin Sulaymaniyah Wasit

Districts of Iraq and their capitals
al-Anbar Governorate	Anah District (Anah) Falluja District (Fallujah) Haditha District (Haditha) Hīt District (Hīt) al-Qa'im District (Al-Ka'im) Ramadi District (Ramadi) Rawah District (Rawah) ar-Rutba District (Al-Rutba)
Babil Governorate	Hashimiya District (Hashimiya) Hilla District (Hilla) al-Mahawil District (Al-Mahawil) al-Musayab District (Al-Musayab)
Baghdad Governorate	Abu Ghraib District al-Istiqlal District al-Mada'in District Mahmudiya District (Mahmudiya) Taji District al-Tarmia District Baghdad: 9 Nissan Adhamiyah Kadhimyah Karadah Karkh Mansour Al Rashid Rusafa Sadr City
Basra Governorate	Abu Al-Khaseeb District (Abu Al-Khaseeb) Basrah District (Basrah) al-Faw District (al-Faw) al-Midaina District (Al-Midaina) al-Qurna District (Al-Qurna) Shatt Al-Arab District (Shatt Al-Arab) al-Zubair District (Al-Zubair)
Dhi Qar Governorate	al-Chibayish District (Al-Chibayish) Nasiriyah District (Nasiriyah) al-Rifa'i District (Al-Rifa'i) al-Shatrah District (Al-Shatrah) Suq Al-Shoyokh District (Suq Al-Shoyokh)
Diyala Governorate	Baladrooz District (Baladrooz) Ba'quba District (Ba'quba) al-Khalis District (Al-Khalis) Khanaqin District (Khanaqin) Kifri District (Kifri) al-Miqdadiya District (Al-Miqdadiya)
Dohuk Governorate	Amadiya District (Amadiya) Dohuk District (Dohuk) Sumel District (Sumel) Zakho District (Zakho)
Erbil Governorate	Choman District Erbil District (Erbil) Koisanjaq District (Koisanjaq) Makhmur District (Makhmur) Mergasur District Shaqlawa District (Shaqlawa) Soran District
Halabja Governorate	Byara District (Byara) Halabja Khurmal Sirwan
Karbala Governorate	Ain Al-Tamur District (Ain Al-Tamur) al-Hindiya District (Al-Hindiya) Kerbala District (Kerbala)
Kirkuk Governorate	Daquq District (Daquq) Dibis District (Dibis) al-Hawija District (Hawija) Kirkuk District (Kirkuk)
Maysan Governorate	Ali Al-Gharbi District (Ali Al-Gharbi) Amara District (Amarah) al-Kahla District (Al-Kahla) al-Maimouna District (Al-Maimouna) al-Mejar Al-Kabi District (Al-Mejar Al-Kabi) Qal'at Saleh District (Qal'at Saleh)
Muthanna Governorate	al-Khidhir District (Al-Khidhir) al-Rumaitha District (Al-Rumaitha) al-Salman District (Al-Salman) al-Samawa District (Samawa)
Najaf Governorate	Kufa District (Kufa) al-Manathera District (Al-Manathera) al-Meshkhab district (Al-Meshkhab) Najaf District (Najaf)
Nineveh Governorate	Aqrah District (Aqrah) 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)
al-Qādisiyyah Governorate	Afak District (Afak) Diwaniya District (Al Diwaniyah) Hamza District (Hamza) al-Shamiya District (Al-Shamiya )
Saladin Governorate	Baiji District (Baiji) Balad District (Balad) al-Daur District (Al-Daur) Dujail District (Dujail) Samarra District (Samarra) al-Shirqat District (Al-Shirqat) Tikrit District (Tikrit) Tooz District (Tooz)
Sulaymaniyah Governorate	Chamchamal District (Chamchamal) Darbandokeh District (Darbandokeh) Dokan District (Dokan) Kalar District (Kalar) Penjwin District (Penjwin) Pshdar District (Pshdar) Ranya District (Ranya) Saidsadiq District Sharazoor District Sharbazher District (Sharbazher) Sulaymaniya District (Sulaymaniya)
Wasit Governorate	Badra District (Badra) al-Hai District (Al-Hai) Kut District (Kut) al-Nu'maniya District (Al-Nu'maniya) al-Suwaira District (Al-Suwaira)