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Regions of Iraq; numbered.
Iraq is divided into 18 governorates or provinces (Arabic: muhafazat, singular - muhafadhah, Kurdish: پاریزگه Pârizgah). Particularly in Iraqi government documents the term governorate is preferred:
- Baghdad Arab, Turkman, Kurdish
- Salah ad Din Arab, Kurdish
- Diyala Arab, Kurdish
- Wasit Arab
- Maysan Arab
- Al Basrah Arab
- Dhi Qar Arab
- Al Muthanna Arab
- Al Qadisyah Arab
- Babil Arab
- Al Karbala Arab
- An Najaf Arab
- Al Anbar Arab
- Ninawa Arab, Assyrian, Kurdish
- Dahuk Kurdish
- Arbil Kurdish
- At Ta'mim Arab, Turkman, Kurdish
- As Sulaymaniyah Kurdish
The constitutionally recognized Kurdistan Autonomous Region includes parts of a number of northern provinces, and is largely self-governing in internal affairs.
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