Kifri District (; ; ) is a de facto district in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq. Its main town is Kifri.The map of estimated population of Sulaimany governorate in districts level -2015, Kurdistan Region Statistics Office. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
Officially, according to the Federal government of Iraq, Kifri District belongs to Diyala Governorate. However, this district has been de facto split in two between Diyala Governorate and Sulaymaniyah Governorate (Kurdistan Region).
In effect, there exist two "Kifri Districts". There's one "Kifri District" in Diyala Governorate consisting of two subdistricts of Jabara Subdistrict and Qaratappa Subdistrict. There's another "Kifri District" which includes Kifri Central Subdistrict (which includes the capital city Kifri), Kokis Subdistrict, and Sarqala Subdistrict. Under jurisdiction of Sulaymaniyah Governorate (Kurdistan Region), this portion of Kifri District has been expanded to include two additional subdistricts. These are Nawjul Subdistrict (officially according to the Federal government of Iraq part of Tooz District, Saladin Governorate), and Awaspi Subdistrict (created from Rizgari Subdistrict, Kalar District).UNHCR (January 2024) International Protection Considerations with Regards to People Fleeing Iraq pg. 67: " For example, the administration of the disputed Nawjul Sub-District with its 46 villages is split between the KRG (which administers Kifri District) and the Federal Government (which administers Tuz Khurmato District)."
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