Baghdad Belts
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CountryIraq
Strategic significance2003 (not formally established; became relevant post-invasion)
Baghdad Belts
أحزمة بغداد | |
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Region | |
| Etymology: Named for its geographic belt-like formation around Baghdad | |
 Interactive map of Baghdad Belts | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Governorates | Baghdad Governorate, Saladin Governorate, Diyala Governorate, Babil Governorate, Wasit Governorate, Al Anbar Governorate |
| Strategic significance | 2003 (not formally established; became relevant post-invasion) |
| Approximate area spans multiple governorates | |
| Spread across multiple governorates; data not consolidated | |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
| The region played a major role in insurgent activity during the Iraq War. | |
The Baghdad Belts are the residential, agricultural and industrial areas, as well as communications and transportation infrastructure that encircle the Iraqi capital and connect it to other areas in Iraq.[1] In the Iraq War, they were used by insurgents as staging points for operations in the capital.
The belts can be described as the provinces adjacent to the Iraqi capital and can be divided into four quadrants: northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest. Beginning in the north, the belts include the Saladin Governorate, clockwise to Baghdad Governorate, Diyala in the northeast, Babil and Wasit in the southeast, and around to Al Anbar Governorate in the west.
