IRAQ
Complete Name: Republic of Iraq
Native Name: Al-‘Irāq
ISO-Code: IRQ
Capital: Baghdād
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ContentsThe population of the provinces and province capitals of the Iraq.
Governorates| Name | Abbr. | Status | Original | Capital | A-L (km²) | C 1977-10-17 | C 1987-10-17 | C 1997-10-17 | P 2011-07-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Al-Anbār {Al-Anbar} | ANB | Gov | الانبار | Ar-Ramādī | 138,501 | 466,100 | 820,690 | 1,023,736 | 1,561,400 |
| i | Al-Baṣrah [Basra] {Al-Basrah} | BSR | Gov | البصرة | Al-Baṣrah | 19,070 | 1,008,600 | 872,176 | 1,556,445 | 2,532,000 |
| i | Al-Muthannā {Al-Muthanna} | MTN | Gov | المثنى | As-Samāwah | 51,740 | 215,600 | 315,815 | 436,825 | 719,100 |
| i | Al-Qādisiyah [Qadisiyyah] {Al-Qadisiyah} | QAD | Gov | القادسية | Ad-Dīwānīyah | 8,153 | 423,000 | 559,805 | 751,331 | 1,134,300 |
| i | An-Najaf | NJF | Gov | النجف | An-Najaf | 28,824 | 389,700 | 590,078 | 775,042 | 1,285,500 |
| i | Arbīl (Erbil, Irbil) {Arbil} | ARB | AReg | اربيل | Arbīl | 14,471 | 541,500 | 770,439 | 1,095,992 | 1,612,700 |
| i | As-Sulaymānīyah {As-Sulaymaniyah} | SLM | AReg | السليمانية | As-Sulaymānīyah | 17,023 | 690,600 | 951,723 | 1,362,739 | 1,878,800 |
| i | Bābil [Babylon] {Babil} | BAB | Gov | بابل | Al-Ḥillah | 6,468 | 592,000 | 1,109,574 | 1,181,751 | 1,820,700 |
| i | Baghdād {Baghdad} | BGD | Gov | بغداد | Baghdād | 734 | 3,189,700 | 3,841,268 | 5,423,964 | 7,055,200 |
| i | Dahūk [Dohuk] {Dahuk} | DHK | AReg | دهوك | Dahūk | 6,553 | 250,600 | 293,304 | 402,970 | 1,128,700 |
| i | Dhī Qār [Theqar] {Dhi Qar} | DHI | Gov | ذي قار | An-Nāṣirīyah | 12,900 | 623,000 | 921,066 | 1,184,796 | 1,836,200 |
| i | Diyālā {Diyala} | DYL | Gov | ديالى | Ba'qūbah | 19,076 | 587,800 | 961,073 | 1,135,223 | 1,443,200 |
| i | Karbalā' [Kerbala] {Karbala} | KRB | Gov | كربلاء | Karbalā' | 5,034 | 269,800 | 469,282 | 594,235 | 1,066,600 |
| i | Kirkūk (At-Ta'mīn) {Kirkuk} | KRK | Gov | التاميم | Kirkūk | 10,282 | 495,400 | 601,219 | 753,171 | 1,395,600 |
| i | Maysān {Maysan} | MYS | Gov | ميسان | Al-'Amārah | 16,072 | 372,600 | 487,448 | 637,126 | 971,400 |
| i | Nīnawā [Nineveh] {Ninawa} | NIN | Gov | نينوى | Al-Mawṣil | 37,323 | 1,105,700 | 1,479,430 | 2,042,852 | 3,270,400 |
| i | Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn [Saladin] {Salah ad-Din} | SLD | Gov | صلاح الدين | Tikrīt | 24,751 | 363,800 | 726,138 | 904,432 | 1,408,200 |
| i | Wasiṭ {Wasit} | WST | Gov | واسط | Al-Kūt | 17,153 | 415,100 | 564,670 | 783,614 | 1,210,600 |
| Iraq | IRQ | العراق | Baghdād | 434,128 | 12,000,497 | 16,335,198 | 22,046,244 | 33,330,500 |
Principal Cities| Name | Adm. | C UE 2011-07-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baghdād | BGD | 6,150,000 |
| 2 | Al-Mawṣil | NIN | 1,475,000 |
| 3 | Al-Baṣrah | BSR | 1,200,000 |
| 4 | Arbīl | ARB | 1,025,000 |
| 5 | Kirkūk | KRK | 975,000 |
| 6 | As-Sulaymānīyah | SLM | 725,000 |
| 7 | Karbalā' | KRB | 675,000 |
| 8 | An-Najaf | NJF | 675,000 |
| 9 | An-Nāṣirīyah | DHI | 525,000 |
Cities| Name | Original | Adm. | C C 1987-10-17 | C UE 2011-07-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Ad-Dīwānīyah {Ad-Diwaniyah} | الديوانية | QAD | 196,519 | 400,000 |
| i | Al-'Amārah {Al-Amarah} | العمارة | MYS | 208,797 | 400,000 |
| i | Al-Baṣrah [Basra] {Al-Basrah} | البصرة | BSR | 406,296 | 1,200,000 |
| i | Al-Ḥillah {Al-Hillah} | الحلة | BAB | 268,834 | 450,000 |
| i | Al-Kūt {Al-Kut} | الكوت | WST | 183,183 | 400,000 |
| i | Al-Mawṣil [Mosul] {Al-Mawsil} | الموصل | NIN | 664,221 | 1,475,000 |
| i | An-Najaf | النجف | NJF | 309,010 | 675,000 |
| i | An-Nāṣirīyah {An-Nasiriyah} | الناصرية | DHI | 265,937 | 525,000 |
| i | Arbīl [Erbil] {Arbil} | اربيل | ARB | 485,968 | 1,025,000 |
| i | Ar-Ramādī {Ar-Ramadi} | الرمادي | ANB | 192,556 | 375,000 |
| i | As-Samāwah {As-Samawah} | السماوة | MTN | 75,000 | 175,000 |
| i | As-Sulaymānīyah [Sulaymaniyah] {As-Sulaymaniyah} | السليمانية | SLM | 364,096 | 725,000 |
| i | Baghdād [Baghdad] {Baghdad} | بغداد | BGD | 3,841,268 | 6,150,000 |
| i | Ba'qūbah {Baqubah} | بعقوبة | DYL | 115,000 | 175,000 |
| i | Dahūk [Dohuk] {Dahuk} | دهوك | DHK | ... | 200,000 |
| i | Karbalā' {Karbala} | كربلاء | KRB | 296,705 | 675,000 |
| i | Kirkūk [Kirkuk] {Kirkuk} | كركوك | KRK | 418,624 | 975,000 |
| i | Tikrīt {Tikrit} | تكريت | SLD | ... | 100,000 |