Baghdad Governorate (Arabic: محافظة بغداد Muḥāfaẓät Baġdād), also known as the Baghdad Province, is the capital governorate of Iraq.It includes the capital Baghdad as well as the surrounding metropolitan area.The governorate is one of two small provinces of all 19 in Iraq into which the country divides entirely, yet by a margin of almost three-to-one, the most populous.

Dhi Qar Governorate (Arabic: ذي قار, romanized: Thi Qār, Arabic: [ðiː qɑːr]) is a governorate in southern Iraq.The provincial capital is Nasiriyah.Prior to 1976 the governorate was known as Muntafiq Governorate. Thi Qar was the heartland of the ancient Iraqi civilization of Sumer, and includes the ruins of Ur, Eridu, Lagash, Larsa, Girsu, Umma, and Bad-tibira.

Ar-Rutbah (Arabic: الرطبة ar-Ruṭba, also Romanized Rutba, Rutbah) is an Iraqi town in western Al Anbar province, completely inhabited with Sunni Muslims.The population is approximately 28,400. It occupies a strategic location on the Amman–Baghdad road, and the Kirkuk–Haifa oil pipeline.Considered a "wet spot", it receives 114.3 mm (4.5 inches) of rain annually, and is …

Sulaymaniyah Governorate (Kurdish: پارێزگای سلێمانی, romanized: Parêzgeha Silêmaniyê, Arabic: محافظة السليمانية) or Sulaymaniyah Province is a mountainous governorate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Its largest city is Sulaymaniyah.

Babil Governorate, northern portion: Counterinsurgency: Two hundred and nineteen suspected insurgents were detained Operation Sword (Saif) 27 June 2005: 5 July 2005: The city of Hit: Counterinsurgency: To occupy the city of Hit and establish a permanent presence there by coalition and Iraqi forces.

Samarra (Arabic: سَامَرَّاء, Sāmarrāʾ) is a city in Iraq.It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Saladin Governorate, 125 kilometers (78 mi) north of Baghdad.The city of Samarra was founded by Abbasid Caliph Al-Mutasim for his Turkish professional army of around 3,000 soldiers which grew to tens of thousands later. In 2003 the city had an estimated population of 348,700.

Etymology. According to Ali ibn al-Athir, the name Amadiya is eponymous to Imad al-Din Zengi who built a fortress there in 1142. Another theory is that the name is named after Imad al-Dawla, but this theory is less likely.. According to Professor Jeffrey Szuchman, Amedi is of Hurrian or Urartian origin.. History. From Early Bronze Age until it came under the control of the Mitanni …

Erbil Governorate is part of Iraqi Kurdistan, while the status of the southern Makhmur District is contested.. Erbil District (71); Koisanjaq District (80); Shaqlawa District (89), cities are Salahaddin and Hareer; Soran District (94), cities are Town of Soran, Rawanduz and Diana; Makhmur District; Mergasur District (83); Choman District (66); Ankawa District

Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in Western Asia.It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest and Syria to the west.The capital and largest city is Baghdad.Iraq is home to diverse ethnic groups including Iraqi Arabs, Kurds, Turkmens, Assyrians, Armenians, …

The first flag of modern Iraq was in Mandatory Iraq, and was adopted in 1921.It was a black-white-green horizontal flag, with a red triangle extending from the mast side, inspired by the flag of the Arab Revolt.It was soon changed to a new version with a red trapezoid replacing the triangle and two seven-point white stars on denoting the Tigris River, and the Euphrates River.