# Subdistricts of Iraq

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Subdistricts ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): ناحية, *nahiyah*), also referred to as tracts,[1] are the fourth-level [administrative division](/source/Administrative_division) in [Iraq](/source/Iraq).

Iraq is divided into [18 governorates](/source/Governorates_of_Iraq) or [muhafazah](/source/Muhafazah)), which are divided into more than [130 districts](/source/Districts_of_Iraq) ([qada](/source/Kaza)). Four of the governorates ([Erbil](/source/Erbil_Governorate), [Sulaymaniyah](/source/Sulaymaniyah_Governorate), [Duhok](/source/Duhok_Governorate), and [Halabja](/source/Halabja_Governorate)) are part of the semi-autonomous [Kurdistan Region](/source/Kurdistan_Region). Districts are divided into subdistricts.

Province List No. of subdistricts[2] Province of Al-Anbar List of subdistricts in Al-Anbar Province of Al-Basrah List of subdistricts in Al-Basrah Province of Al-Muthana List of subdistricts in Al-Muthana Province of Al-Qadisiyah List of subdistricts in Al-Qadisiyah Province of An-Najaf List of subdistricts in An-Najaf Province of Sulaymaniyah List of subdistricts in Sulaymaniyah 44 Province of Kirkuk Subdistricts of Kirkuk 14

## See also

- [Governorates of Iraq](/source/Governorates_of_Iraq)

- [Districts of Iraq](/source/Districts_of_Iraq)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Government and society"](https://www.britannica.com/place/Iraq/Government-and-society#ref22951). *britannica.com*. [Encyclopedia Britannica](/source/Encyclopedia_Britannica). Retrieved 2026-05-08.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Iraq: Subdistricts (Governorates and Subdistricts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map"](https://www.citypopulation.de/en/iraq/mun/admin/). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210826161002/https://www.citypopulation.de/en/iraq/mun/admin/) from the original on 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2021-10-26.

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