Vehicle registration plates of Iraq

The Iraqi vehicle registration plate is a license plate used for official identification purposes for motor vehicles in Iraq.

Design and format

Iraq has two official license plate formats. There's one format followed in the Northern Provinces of Iraq, in the Kurdistan Region, and there's another format followed in the rest of Iraq.


Kurdistan Region

The current format used in the Kurdistan Region was adopted in 1988 by all of Iraq. However, since from the year 1992, the Kurdistan Region has had de facto, and from the year 2005, also constitutionally recognized autonomy, the license format changes that affected the rest of Iraq, were not enforced in Northern Iraq. This region still uses the format from 1988.

The license plate is divided in half with a horizontal line. On the bottom right quarter, the name of the country "Al-Iraq" in Arabic is written. On the bottom left quarter, the name of the province in Arabic. On the top of the license plate, there's the registration number. Currently, the provinces of Erbil and Sulaymaniyah use 6-digit numbers, whereas the province of Dohuk uses 5-digit numbers. No information exists as of yet on the province of Halabja


The different classes of the license plates are differentiated by the colour of their background. Besides that, there are no texts or different number or letter on each different class of each plate to differentiate them.

Colour Image Type
Black on White Private vehicle
White on Red Vehicle for hire, bus, taxi
Black on Yellow Trade, e.g. trucks, tractors, cranes
White on Blue Law Enforcement
Golden on Dark Green Military

1988-2001

The other 15 provinces of Iraq had the same format as the Kurdistan Region until the year 2001.

2001-2008

In 2001, the shape and dimensions of the license plates changed, while the general format remained the same. The length of the plate was increased, while its width was reduced. The font of the plate was also changed. The name of the country "Al-Iraq", and the name of the province were moved to the left hand side of the license plate, with the country name above the province name. The colouring and classifications of the new license plates remained unchanged.


  • 2001-2008 Format Private Vehicle Plate
  • 2001-2008 Format with 335x155mm Dimensions
  • 2001-2008 Format Commercial Truck Plate

2008-

The new license plate format was adopted on 2008. The license plate is rectangular in shape and made of aluminum, with a dimension of 335x155 mm. On the left side, the word "Iraq" appears in English, written vertically. There is a horizontal line that divides the license plate into two sections. In the narrower bottom section, the name of the Province is written, plus the classification of the license plate in Arabic. In the top, the registration code is written, large font in Arabic, and underneath it, smaller font in Latin. The license plate now consists of a letter, and a 5-digit numbers.

Colour Image Type Type in Arabic
White Private vehicle خصوصي
Red Vehicle for hire, bus, taxi اجرة
Blue Governmental
No Province name		 حكومية
Yellow Trade, e.g. trucks, tractors, cranes حمل
Orange Temporary awaiting Customs Clearance
No Province Name		 ادخال كمرکي مؤقت
Green Agricultural زراعي
Black ICTS جهاز مكافحة الارهاب


Letters used for Vehicle Registration
Letter
(Arabic)		 Letter
(Latin)
ا A
ب B
ج J
د D
ر R
س S
ط T
ف F
ك K
م M
ن N
هـ H
ي E
  • Iraqi private vehicle registration plate. (Erbil Province)
  • vehicle for hire. (Al Anbar Province)
  • A yellow truck's plate. (Erbil Province)
  • License plate for motorcycles(Erbil Province)
  • License plate used by police in Iraqi Kurdistan
  • Temporary plates. (Erbil Province)
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