ISO 3166-2:IQ is the entry for Iraq in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
Currently for Iraq, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 18 governorates and one region.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is , the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Iraq. The second part is two letters.
Current codes Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
Code Subdivisionname (ar) Subdivision name (ar)For reference only, Arabic name in Arabic script not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard. Subdivisionname (ku) Subdivision name (ku)For reference only, Kurdish name in Kurdish script not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard. Subdivision name (en)For reference only, English name not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard. Subdivision category Parent subdiv. Al Anbār الأنبار Anbar governorate Al Başrah البصرة Basra governorate Al Muthanná المثنى Muthanna governorate Al Qādisīyah القادسية Qadisiya governorate An Najaf النجف Najaf governorate Arbīl أربيل Hewlêr ھەولێر Erbil governorate KR As Sulaymānīyah السليمانية Slêmanî سلێمانی Sulaymaniya governorate KR بابل Babylon governorate Baghdād بغداد Baghdad governorate Dahūk دهوك Dihok دھۆک Duhok governorate KR Dhī Qār ذي قار Dhi Qar governorate Diyālá ديالى Diyala governorate Iqlīm Kūrdistān کوردستان Herêm-î Kurdistan كوردستان Kurdistan region Karbalā’ كربلاء Karbala governorate Kirkūk كركوك کەرکووک Kirkuk governorate Maysān ميسان Maysan governorate Nīnawá نينوى Nineveh governorate صلاح الدين Saladin governorate Wāsiţ واسط Wasit governorate Notes
Changes The following changes to the entry are listed on ISO's online catalogue, the Online Browsing Platform:
Effective date of change Short description of change (en) 2022-03-03 Addition of category region in eng, fra, ara, kur; Addition of region IQ-KR; Assign parent subdivision to IQ-AR, IQ-DA, IQ-SU; Update List and Code Source
See also Subdivisions of Iraq FIPS region codes of Iraq Neighbouring countries: IR, JO, KW, SA, SY, TR
External links ISO Online Browsing Platform: IQ UN/LOCODE Country Subdivisions ISO 3166-2 Provinces of Iraq, Statoids.com