Blank Map of Iraq

Printable map of Iraq with all 18 governorates, in four versions — blank, labeled, colored and with cities. Download as SVG, PNG or PDF. Public-domain data, no watermark.

Outlines only — no labels, no fill.

SVG (vector)

Any size, editable in Inkscape, Illustrator or Figma.

PNG (image)

PDF (print)

PNG and PDF files are drawn in your browser at the size you pick; nothing is uploaded. No watermark, no sign-up.

Iraq at a glance

Governorates on the map	18
Area of the shapes drawn	438,564 km² · 169,331 mi²
Largest governorate by area	Al Anbar — 138,574 km²
Smallest governorate by area	Baghdad — 660 km²
Places on the with-cities version	Baghdad, Mosul, Duhok, Irbil, Basra, As Sulaymaniyah, Najaf, Kirkuk, Al Hillah, Karbala

Areas are computed here from the full-resolution Natural Earth shapes on a sphere and are approximate; official figures differ, especially where coastlines and islands are generalised. Cities are the largest by Natural Earth's metro population figure (pop_max); squares mark national capitals.

All 18 governorates of Iraq

Governorate	Area, km² (approx.)	Area, mi² (approx.)
Al Anbar	138,574	53,504
Al Muthanna	52,715	20,353
Al-Qādisiyyah	8,571	3,309
Babylon	6,692	2,584
Baghdad	660	255
Basra	17,143	6,619
Dhi Qar	13,770	5,317
Diyala	19,852	7,665
Duhok	6,567	2,536
Erbil	14,504	5,600
Karbala	4,965	1,917
Kirkuk	10,541	4,070
Maysan	16,190	6,251
Najaf	29,331	11,325
Nineveh	37,946	14,651
Saladin	25,575	9,875
Sulaymaniyah	17,256	6,663
Wasit	17,712	6,839

Printing and using the map

Pick a version with the tabs above the map. Blank is outlines only; Labeled names each governorate.
For paper, choose PDF and your page size. Wide maps are placed on a landscape page automatically.
Print at 100% or “Fit to page”. The PDF already leaves a half-inch margin.
For slides or documents, a 1,200 or 2,400 px PNG is enough. For a poster, use the 4,800 px PNG or the SVG.
To colour governorates by your own data, open the SVG in a design program: each governorate is a separate path carrying its name.

About the boundaries

The shapes are Natural Earth's 1:10 million first-level administrative units (version 5.1), a public-domain dataset maintained by volunteers and the North American Cartographic Information Society. Where Natural Earth records a lower level of government than the one named here, its units are merged into the parent region, and names are given in common English forms.

The map uses an equal-area projection (Lambert azimuthal equal-area, centred on the map), so governorates keep their true relative sizes. It is simplified to about the detail visible at 2400 × 2379 pixels, and coloured so that no two touching governorates share a colour. The colours carry no meaning.

Limits: shorelines and small islands are generalised, very small governorates may be hard to see at letter size, and the map shows administrative divisions only — no rivers, roads or terrain. It is for teaching, illustration and planning, not for legal, survey or navigation use.

Sources

Natural Earth 1:10m Admin 1 – States, Provinces — public-domain boundaries, version 5.1
Natural Earth 1:10m Populated Places — city locations and the population figures used to pick them

Source files downloaded October 18, 2026.

Frequently asked questions

How many governorates are on this map of Iraq?

18. That is the number of shapes after the grouping described under "About the boundaries"; every one of them is listed in the table on this page.

Can I use these maps for free, including commercially?

Yes. The maps are drawn from public-domain boundary data (Natural Earth) and this site adds no restrictions: use them in worksheets, slides, videos, products and print without attribution.

Which file should I download for printing?

The PDF, sized for your paper. It holds a 200 dpi image scaled to fit inside a half-inch margin and turns landscape automatically for wide maps. The SVG is vector and prints sharp at any size from a design program.

Do the four versions line up with each other?

Yes. The labeled, colored and with-cities versions are the blank SVG with labels, fills or city markers added on top, so the borders are identical. Print the blank one as a quiz and the labeled one as the answer key.

Why are some labels shortened?

Labels are sized to fit inside each governorate. Where a name cannot fit even at the smallest readable size it is shortened with an ellipsis or replaced by its abbreviation. The full names are in the table below the map.

How accurate are the borders?

They come from Natural Earth, a public-domain dataset made for small-scale maps, simplified further to suit a 2400 × 2379 pixel drawing. Where borders are disputed, Natural Earth shows the line it considers in de facto use, which may differ from a particular government's position.