Regions in Iraq

Iraq is made up of 19 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Iraq. Information on all primary administrative regions in Iraq.

Please note that unfortunately population data are not available for all regions in Iraq.

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Primary administrative regions in Iraq

There are 19 regions in Iraq in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Iraq
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Al Anbar Muḩāfaz̧at al Anbār1.1,961,400Ramadi Ramadi223,500
Al Muthanna Muḩāfaz̧at al Muthanná2.919,100As Samawah As Samawah152,890
Al Qadisiyah Muḩāfaz̧at al Qādisīyah3.908,192Ad Diwaniyah Ad Dīwānīyah318,801
An Najaf An Najaf4.1,400,000Najaf Najaf482,576
Arbil Erbil5.2,000,000Erbil Erbil1,612,700
Babil Muḩāfaz̧at Bābil6.1,950,000Al Hillah Al Ḩillah455,700
Baghdad Baghdad Governorate7.14,000,000Baghdad Baghdad7,216,000
Basra Muḩāfaz̧at al Başrah8.4,500,000Basrah Basrah1,326,564
Dhi Qar Muḩāfaz̧at Dhī Qār9.1,386,335Nasiriyah Nasiriyah558,400
Diyala Diyālá10.1,224,000Baqubah Baqubah152,550
Duhok Dihok11.1,356,415Dihok Dihok340,900
Halabja Governorate Halabja Governorate12.---
Kirkuk Kirkuk13.1,395,614Kirkuk Kirkuk1,031,000
Maysan Muḩāfaz̧at Maysān14.971,400Al 'Amarah Al ‘Amārah323,302
Muhafazat Karbala' Muḩāfaz̧at Karbalā’15.1,200,000Karbala Karbala1,218,732
Nineveh Muḩāfaz̧at Nīnawá16.3,270,422Mosul Mosul1,683,000
Salah ad Din Muhafazat Salah ad Din17.1,032,674Tikrit Tikrīt42,477
Sulaymaniyah Muḩāfaz̧at as Sulaymānīyah18.1,552,000As Sulaymaniyah As Sulaymānīyah878,146
Wasit Muhafazat Wasit19.1,450,000Al Kut Al Kūt315,162