Political Map of Iraq

The colored Iraq map features the country capital, the state capitals and the neighboring countries. The online map of Iraq also showcases the neighboring countries of Iraq. The states are colored individually to create a distinct identity. The state capitals are also marked on the online political map of Iraq for the convenience of the web surfers. The international boundary of the Iraq is drawn with a dotted broken line while the broken line denotes the state boundaries.

Location and Geography

The latitudinal and the longitudinal extent of Iraq are 33° North and 44° East. The country lies in the Middle East between Kuwait and Iran bordering Persian Gulf. Iraq encompasses a total area of 437,072 square kilometers. The land area comprises of 432,162 square kilometers and the aquatic area covers 4,910 square kilometers. The coastline of the country stretches over an area of 58 kilometers. The highest point of the country lies at 3,611 meters above sea level while the lowest point is Persian Gulf.


Country Capital of Iraq

The country capital of Iraq is Baghdad, which is situated at an elevation point of 40 meters from the sea level. The city is located at 33° 20’ 19" North latitude and 44° 23’ 38" East longitude. The city is marked with a red square encompassed within a square in the country map of Iraq. Some of the nearby cities are:

Suq al Ghazl Bab ash Shaykh Alawi al Hillah An Nil Al Waziriyah Qatirkhanah.

The city is the principal disembarkation point for travelers entering Iraq from outside the country. The principal airports of the city are Al Taqaddum Ab, Baghdad International Airport, Rasheed and Balad Southeast Al Bakr.

State Boundaries and their Capitals

The state capitals are denoted with white squares on the printable map of Iraq. Following are the names of the state boundaries and their capitals:

• Dahuk- Dahuk
• Ninawa- Al Mawsil
• Arbil- Arbil
• At Ta'min- Kirkuk
• As Sulaymaniyah- As Sulaymaniyah
• Salahad Din- Samarra
• Diyala- Baquba
• Al Anber- Ar Ramadi
• Baghdad- Baghdad
• Karbala- Karbala
• Babil- Al Hillah
• Wasit- Al Kut
• Maysan- Al Amara
• An Najaf- An Najaf
• Al Qadisiyah- Ad Diwaniyan
• Dhiqar- An Nasiriyah
• Al Basrah- Al Basrah
• Al Muthanna- As Samawah

Province	Population	Area(km.²)	Area(mi.²)	Capital	Pc
Al-Anbar	1,023,776	138,501	53,476	Ar-Ramadi	31
Al-Basrah	1,556,445	19,070	7,363	Al-Basrah	61
Al-Muthanna	436,825	51,740	19,977	As-Samawah	66
Al-Qadisiyah	751,331	8,153	3,148	Ad-Diwaniyah	58
An-Najaf	775,042	28,824	11,129	An-Najaf	54
Arbil	1,095,992	14,471	5,587	Arbil	44
As-Sulaymaniyah	1,362,739	17,023	6,573	As-Sulaymaniyah	46
At-Ta'mim	753,171	10,282	3,970	Kirkuk	36
Babil	1,181,751	6,468	2,497	Al-Hillah	51
Baghdad	5,423,964	734	283	Baghdad	10
Dahuk	402,970	6,553	2,530	Dahuk	42
Dhi Qar	1,184,796	12,900	4,981	An-Nasiriyah	64
Diyala	1,135,223	19,076	7,365	Ba'qubah	32
Karbala	594,235	5,034	1,944	Karbala'	56
Maysan	637,126	16,072	6,205	Al-Amarah	62
Ninawa	2,042,852	37,323	14,410	Mosul	41
Salah ad-Din	904,432	24,751	9,556	Tikrit	34
Wasit	783,614	17,153	6,623	Al-Kut	52
18 provinces	22,046,244	434,128	167,617