Search countries

    Flag of Iraq

    Map of Iraq

    Republic of Iraq

    Iraq is located in Western Asia. Below you can see where Iraq sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, Baghdad.

    Where Iraq is located
    Outline of Iraq
    Political map of Iraq and neighboring countries
    Political map: Iraq and its neighbors
    Reference map of Iraq (CIA World Factbook)
    Reference map of Iraq (CIA World Factbook)By CIA · Public domain · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Location map of Iraq
    Location map of IraqBy NordNordWest · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Iraq on the globe
    Iraq on the globeBy Wikimedia Commons contributors · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Map of the administrative divisions of Iraq
    First-level administrative divisions of Iraq

    Loading interactive map of Iraq…

    Administrative divisions of Iraq

    Iraq is divided into 18 provinces.

    Show all 18 provinces
    • Al-Anbar
    • Al-Basrah
    • Al-Muthannia
    • Al-Qādisiyyah
    • An-Najaf
    • Arbil
    • As-Sulaymaniyah
    • At-Ta'mim
    • Babil
    • Baghdad
    • Dhi-Qar
    • Dihok
    • Diyala
    • Karbala'
    • Maysan
    • Ninawa
    • Sala ad-Din
    • Wasit

    Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.

    Where is Iraq?

    Iraq lies in Western Asia. Its geographic centre is at about 33.22° N, 43.68° E, and the capital, Baghdad, is at 33.32° N, 44.37° E.

    With 438,317 km², it is the 16th-largest of the 46 countries in Asia — about 1.8 times the size of the United Kingdom.

    Iraq lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.

    Neighbouring countries: Turkey, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria.

    Geography of Iraq

    Continent
    Asia
    Region
    Western Asia
    Area
    438,317 km²
    Geographic centre
    33.22° N, 43.68° E
    Capital (Baghdad)
    33.32° N, 44.37° E
    Size rank in Asia
    16 of 46
    Highest point
    Cheekha Dar (3,611 m)
    Land borders
    6

    Bordering countries: Turkey, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria.