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Governorates of Iraq

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

  1. Baghdād (بغداد)
  2. Salāh ad-Dīn (صلاح الدين)
  3. Diyālā (ديالى)
  4. Wāsit (واسط)
  5. Maysān (ميسان)
  6. Al-Basrah (البصرة)
  7. Dhī Qār (ذي قار)
  8. Al-Muthannā (المثنى)
  9. Al-Qādisiyyah (القادسية)
  1. Bābil (بابل)
  2. Al-Karbalā' (كربلاء)
  3. An-Najaf (النجف)
  4. Al-Anbar (الأنبار)
  5. Nīnawā (نينوى)
  6. Dahūk (دهوك)
  7. Arbīl (أربيل)
  8. Kirkuk (التاميم)
  9. As-Sulaymāniyyah (السليمانية)

The current set of governorates were established in 1976. [link]

See also

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Governorates of Iraq

Al-Anbar | Arbīl | Bābil | Baghdād | Al-Basrah | Dahūk | Dhī Qār | Diyālā | Al-Karbalā' | Maysān | An-Najaf | Nīnawā | Al-Muthannā | Al-Qādisiyyah | At-Tā'mīm | Salāh ad-Dīn | As-Sulaymāniyyah | Wāsit

 


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