Outline of Iraq

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Iraq:
Iraq – sovereign country located in Western Asia. It spans most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert. It shares borders with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the west, Syria to the northwest, Turkey to the north, and Iran to the east. It has a very narrow section of coastline at Umm Qasr on the Persian Gulf. There are two major flowing rivers: the Tigris and the Euphrates. These provide Iraq with agriculturally capable land and contrast with the desert landscape that covers most of Western Asia.

General reference

Pronunciation: ɪˈrɑːk
Common English country name: Iraq
Official English country name: The Republic of Iraq
Common endonym: Iraq
Official endonym: Iraq
Adjectival: Iraqi
Demonym: Iraqi
Etymology: Name of Iraq
* 58th largest country
* 36th most populous country
ISO country codes: IQ, IRQ, 368
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:IQ
Internet country code top-level domain: .iq

Geography of Iraq

Iraq is a: Country
Location:
* Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
* Eurasia
** Asia
*** Western Asia
* Fertile Crescent
** Mesopotamia
* Time zone: UTC+03
* Extreme points of Iraq
** High: Cheekha Dar
** Low: Persian Gulf 0 m
* Land boundaries: 3,650 km
Population of Iraq: 38,274,618 people – 36th most populous country
Area of Iraq: – 58th largest country
Atlas of Iraq

Environment of Iraq

Natural geographic features of Iraq

Glaciers of Iraq: None
Islands of Iraq
Lakes of Iraq
Mountains of Iraq
* Volcanoes in Iraq
Rivers of Iraq
* Waterfalls of Iraq
Valleys of Iraq
World Heritage Sites in Iraq

Regions of Iraq

Ecoregions of Iraq

Administrative divisions of Iraq

Regions of Iraq
* Governorates of Iraq
** Districts of Iraq
*** Municipalities of Iraq
Governorates of Iraq

Governorates of Iraq

Baghdad Governorate – Arab, Turkman, Assyrian, Kurdish
Saladin Governorate – Arab, Turkman, Kurdish
Diyala Governorate – Arab, Turkman, Kurdish
Wasit Governorate – Arab, Turkman
Maysan Governorate – Arab
Basra Governorate – Arab
Dhi Qar Governorate – Arab
Muthanna Governorate – Arab
Al Qadisyah Governorate – Arab
Babil Governorate – Arab, Turkman
Karbala Governorate – Arab
Najaf Governorate – Arab
Al Anbar Governorate – Arab
Nineveh Governorate – Arab, Turkman, Assyrian, Kurdish
Dahuk Governorate – Assyrian, Kurdish, Arab
Erbil Governorate – Turkman, Kurdish, Assyrian, Arab
Kirkuk Governorate – Turkman, Kurdish, Arab, Assyrian
As Sulaymaniyah – Kurdish, Assyrian

The constitutionally recognized Kurdistan Autonomous Region includes parts of a number of northern provinces, and is largely self-governing in internal affairs.