Disputed territories of Iraq

Disputed territories of Iraq
Disputed areas in Iraq
  Disputed and part of the Kurdish Regional Government since 1991.
  Disputed and under the control of central government.

Disputed territories of Iraq are regions defined by the article 140 of the Constitution of Iraq as being Arabised during the Baath Party rule in Iraq. Most of these region were previously inhabited by non-Arab minorities most notably Kurds and where later arabised by transferring and settling Arab tribes in those areas.

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Territories included

The Committee for implementing article 140 defines the disputed territories as those areas arabised and whose border modified between 17 July 1968 and 9 April 2003.[1] Those areas include parts of 4 governorates of pre 1968 borders.

Nineveh Governorate

Includes Aqra District which have been under Kurdish control since 1991 and the three districts of Nineveh Plains of Assyrian, Yazidi and Shabak population as well as Sinjar District and parts of Tel Afar District and Al-Ba'aj District of mixed Arab and Yazidi population.

Arbil Governorate

The disputed territories include the Makhmur District which has been separated from the rest of the governorate since 1991.

Kirkuk Governorate

Kirkuk Governorate is defined by its pre 1968 including Chamchamal and Kalar districts of Sulaymaniyah Governorate and Tooz District of Salah ad Din and Kifri District of Diyala.

Diyala Governorate

Disputed territories include Khanaqin and Baladrooz districts and Badra District which is currently part of Wasit Governorate.

See also

  • Kirkuk status referendum

References


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