Iraq consists of 19

governorate A governorate is an administrative division of a country. It is headed by a governor. As English-speaking nations tend to call regions administered by governors either State (administrative division), states or provinces, the term ''governorate'' ...

s ( ar, محافظة, muḥāfażah; ku, parêzgeh), also known as "provinces". Per the Iraqi constitution, governorates can form an autonomous region.

Baghdad Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد ) is the capital of Iraq Iraq ( ar, الْعِرَاق, translit=al-ʿIrāq; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq), officially the Republic of Iraq ( ar, جُمْهُورِيَّة ٱلْعِرَاق '; ku, ...

and

Basra Basra ( ar, ٱلْبَصْرَة, al-Baṣrah) is an Iraq Iraq ( ar, الْعِرَاق, translit=al-ʿIrāq; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq), officially the Republic of Iraq ( ar, جُمْهُورِيَّة ٱلْعِرَاق '; ku, � ...

are the oldest standing administrative regions of Iraq. In 2014, the decision was made to create the

Halabja Governorate Halabja Governorate ( ku, پارێزگای ھەڵەبجە, Parêzgeha Helebceyê, ar, محافظة حلبجة, Muḥāfaẓat Ḥalabǧa) is a governorate in the autonomous region of Kurdistan Region in Iraq Iraq ( ar, ٱلْعِرَاق, ...

out of the Halabja District of the

Sulaymaniyah Governorate ar, محافظة السليمانية , other_name = , settlement_type = , image_skyline = , imagesize = , image_caption = Clockwise, from left ...

. On 21 January 2014, the

Council of MinistersThe Council of Ministers is a traditional name given to the supreme executive organ in some governments. The term is usually equivalent to the word " cabinet" ( Council of State is a similar term that also may refer to a Cabinet. However, the terms ...

of the government of Iraq approved in principle proposals to create more governorates. The Council announced that two new governorates,

Tal Afar Tal Afar ( ar, تَلْعَفَر, Talʿafar, , tr, Telafer) is a city in the Nineveh Governorate Nineveh Governorate ( ar, محافظة نينوى, syr, ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ, Hoparkiya d’Ninwe, ku, Parêzgeha Neynewa ,پارێزگ ...

and

Tuz Khurmatu Tuz Khurmatu ( ar, طوزخورماتو, tr, Tuzhurmatu, ku, دووزخورماتوو ,Duz Xurmatû also spelled as Tuz Khurma and Tuz Khormato) is the central city of Tooz District in Saladin Governorate The Saladin or Salah ad Din Governor ...

, would be formed from the current

Ninawa Governorate Nineveh Governorate ( ar, محافظة نينوى, syr, ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ, Hoparkiya d’Ninwe, ku, Parêzgeha Neynewa ,پارێزگای نەینەوا) is a governorate A governorate is an administrative division of a country. It is ...

and

Saladin Governorate The Saladin or Salah ad Din Governorate ( ar, محافظة صلاح الدين) is one of Iraq Iraq ( ar, الْعِرَاق, translit=al-ʿIrāq; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq), officially the Republic of Iraq ( ar, جُمْهُورِي ...

, respectively. It was also announced that the city of

Fallujah Fallujah ( ar, ٱلْفَلُّوجَة, al-Fallūjah, Iraqi pronunciation: ) is a city in the Iraqi province A province is almost always an administrative division Administrative division, administrative unitArticle 3(1). , countr ...

of the

Al Anbar Governorate Al Anbar Governorate ( ar, محافظة الأنبار; ''muḥāfaẓat al-’Anbār''), or Anbar Province, is the largest governorate A governorate is an administrative division of a country. It is headed by a governor. As English-speaking n ...

would become a separate governorate.

Governorates

Previous governorates

Formerly governorates

Kuwait was annexed by Iraq in 1990 and then became

Kuwait Governorate The Kuwait Governorate ( ar, محافظة الكويت) was the 19th governorate of Iraq Iraq ( ar, ٱلْعِرَاق, '; ku, عێراق '), officially the Republic of Iraq ( ar, جُمْهُورِيَّة ٱلْعِرَاق '; ku, ک ...

(1990–1991)

References

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Governorates

Previous governorates

Formerly governorates

See also

References