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Governorates of Iraq

A map of Iraq with Governates and Districts

Iraq is divided into 18 governorates (or provinces) (muhafazah):

Baghd?d (?????) Sal?h ad-D?n (???? ?????) Diy?l? (?????) W?sit (????) Mays?n (?????) Al-Basrah (??????) Dh? Q?r (?? ???) Al-Muthann? (??????) Al-Q?disiyyah (????????)

B?bil (????) Al-Karbal?' (??????) An-Najaf (?????) Al-Anbar (???????) N?naw? (?????) Dah?k (????) Arb?l (?????) Kirkuk (or At-Ta'mim) (???????) As-Sulaym?niyyah (??????????)

The current set of governorates was established in 1976. http://www.statoids.com/uiq.html

The governorates are divided into qadhas (or districts). The map on the right shows the districts (but does not show the district names) within each governorate.

As of September 2008, eleven of the eighteen governorates are under direct Iraqi control: Al-Muthann?, Dh? Q?r, An-Najaf, Mays?n, Arb?l, As-Sulaym?niyyah, Dah?k, Al-Karbal?', Al-Basrah, Al-Q?disiyyah and Al-Anbar. Seven governorates are controlled by multi-national coalition forces: Baghd?d, Sal?h ad-D?n, Diy?l?, W?sit, B?bil, N?naw?, and Kirkuk (or At-Ta'mim).

Autonomous Region

Iraq currently has one autonomous region, Kurdish Autonomous Region, which is also known as Iraqi Kurdistan.

See also

• List of places in Iraq
• Districts of Iraq

External links

• Bios of Iraqi Government Officials (as of July 20, 2006)
• http://www.world-gazetteer.com/r/r_iq.htm

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