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Nabil Al- Tikriti University of Mary Washington. Iraqi Provincial Border Changes from the Ottoman Era to Today Japan Institute of International Affairs 2 November 2010. 19 th Century Ottoman-Iranian Border Commission Memoir. Kirkuk Literature. Primary Source Collection.
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Nabil Al-TikritiUniversity of Mary Washington Iraqi Provincial Border Changes from the Ottoman Era to Today Japan Institute of International Affairs 2 November 2010
OttomanInheritance:8 MutasarrifsIn 3 Vilayets:Mosul, Shehrizor, Baghdad, Karbala, Diwaniya, Muntafiq, Basra, Amara
BritishMandatory Iraq14 Liwas: Mosul, Erbil, Sulaymania, Kirkuk, Diyala, Baghdad, Dulaim, Karbala, Hilla, Diwaniya, Muntafiq, Kut, Amara, Basra
In The Name Of God • NO. 41 • Republic Decree • In accordance with Revolution • Command Council agreement of • the four material from • Governorate Law No. 159 in • 1969 (approved) and according • to what interior minister • proposed. • We decreed the follows: • 1. Constitute a new Governorate • under the name of Salah Al- • Deen Governorate its center will • be in Tikrit City and must be • followed by the following • provinces with all its • administrational boundaries. • a. Tikrit Province. • b. Samaraa Province. • c. Balad Province. • d. Tuze Province. • 1. Replace the name of Kirkuk • Governorate by Tameem • Governorate .and to be • followed by the following • provinces : • a. Kirkuk centers. • b. Al- Haweja Province. • The interior minister must implement this decree • Written in Baghdad in twenty eight of Muharam month 1396 H in 29/1/ 1976 • Ahmed Hassan Al- Baker • Chief revolution command council
Districts Taken From Baghdad & Kirkuk, Made Salah al-Din by 1976
Why Do We Care? • 1) Such Efforts Continue • ISCI: Federalism Initiative • KRG: Kurdification, “Garmiyan” Initiative, Hamrin Thesis 2) Sectarianism Effects • Yusufiya, Latifiya, Mahmudiya “Death Triangle” • Baghdad Neighborhoods & 1970s Redistricting 3) Continuing Implications for GOI Centralization vs. Federalism 4) Ultimate Effects on Governance & Regional Stability 5) Oil & Natural Resources Struggle • Kirkuk Oil • Anbar vs. Karbala vs. Najaf vs. Muthanna Potential Desert Claims