Dohuk Governorate
Neighboring Iraqi regions are Dohuk Governorate to the north, Erbil Governorate which are a part of the autonomous region of Kurdistan and Kirkuk Governorate to the east, Saladin Governorate to the south-east, and Al Anbar Governorate to the south. In the west it shares a border with Syria, mostly Al-Hasakah Governorate, and also Deir ez-Zor Governorate in the south.