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Iraq Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Iraq with its 18 first-level divisions, the capital Baghdad and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Iraq

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 18 units

Iraq is divided into 18 first-level administrative divisions:

Al-AnbarAl-BasrahAl-MuthanniaAl-QādisiyyahAn-NajafArbilAs-SulaymaniyahAt-Ta'mimBabilBaghdadDhi-QarDihokDiyalaKarbala'MaysanNinawaSala ad-DinWasit

Largest cities in Iraq

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1BaghdadCapital5,054,000
2Mosul1,316,000
3Duhok986,000
4Irbil926,000
5Basra870,000
6As Sulaymaniyah723,170
7Najaf665,552
8Kirkuk601,433
9Al Hillah594,605
10Karbala510,692

Baghdad is the largest urban area in Iraq with about 5,054,000 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Iraq: ≈ 3,570 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • Dicle
  • Tigris
  • Gharraf Canal
  • Atshan
  • Hindiyah Channel
  • Shatt al Hillah
  • Euphrates
  • Al Furat
  • Karkheh
  • Shatt al Arab

🏞️ Lakes

  • Lake Habbaniyah
  • Buhayrat ath Tharthar
  • Lake Razazah
  • Lake Hammar

Ethnic groups in Iraq

CIA World Factbook
Arab
77.5%Kurdish
17.5%other
5%

Arab 75-80%, Kurdish 15-20%, other 5% (includes Turkmen, Yezidi, Shabak, Kaka'i, Bedouin, Romani, Assyrian, Circassian, Sabaean-Mandaean, Persian)

Regionally, Arab is the most common ethnic group across most of the 18 divisions, while Kurdish predominates in 4 divisions (Dihok, Arbil, As-Sulaymaniyah, At-Ta'mim).

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Iraq

CIA World Factbook · 2015
Muslim
96.5%Christian
1%other
2.5%

Muslim (official) 95-98% (Shia 61-64%, Sunni 29-34%), Christian 1% (includes Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Assyrian Church of the East), other 1-4% (2015 est.)

Regionally, Muslim is the most common religious group across most of the 18 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2015 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Iraq

CIA World Factbook

Arabic (official), Kurdish (official); Turkmen (a Turkish dialect) and Syriac (Neo-Aramaic) are recognized as official languages where native speakers of these languages are present

Regionally, Arabic is the most common language group across most of the 18 divisions, while Kurdish predominates in 4 divisions (Dihok, Arbil, As-Sulaymaniyah, At-Ta'mim).

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.