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What are the Governorates of Iraq?

Iraq is divided into governorates (muhafazat), each with an elected council and a governor. This quiz shows the country's 18 traditional governorates.

  • Iraq was formed from the Ottoman provinces of Mosul, Baghdad and Basra.
  • They came under British control after the First World War and became the Kingdom of Iraq in 1932.
  • Their subdivisions became the modern governorates.
  • Erbil, Sulaymaniyah and Duhok form the Kurdistan Region, whose autonomy was recognized in the 2005 constitution.
  • Halabja was approved as Iraq's 19th governorate by the federal parliament in 2025.

Current quiz contains 18 governorates: Al-Anbar, Al-Basrah, Al-Muthanna, Al-Qadisyyah, An-Najaf, Arbil, As-Sulaymaniyyah, Babil, Baghdad, Dhi Qar, Diyala, Duhok, Karbala, Kirkuk, Maysan, Ninawa, Wasit, salah ad-Din.