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Registered Refugees
239,008
Last updated 31 Aug 2016
Source - UNHCR
Total number of IDPs in Iraq
1,131,902
Last updated 01 Jul 2016
Source - UNHCR, IOM

   IDPs in Iraq

   IDPs by Governorate

Location name Source Data date Population
Anbar UNHCR, IOM 1 Jul 2016
  19.9% 		225,152
Babylon UNHCR, IOM 1 Jul 2016
  1.7% 		19,216
Baghdad UNHCR, IOM 1 Jul 2016
  5.7% 		64,885
Basrah UNHCR, IOM 1 Jul 2016
  0.1% 		1,508
Dahuk UNHCR, IOM 1 Jul 2016
  20.6% 		232,865
Diyala UNHCR, IOM 1 Jul 2016
  2.9% 		32,580
Erbil UNHCR, IOM 1 Jul 2016
  3.0% 		34,116
Kerbala UNHCR, IOM 1 Jul 2016
  3.3% 		37,478
Kirkuk UNHCR, IOM 1 Jul 2016
  9.6% 		108,293
Missan UNHCR, IOM 1 Jul 2016
  0.1% 		1,372
Muthanna UNHCR, IOM 1 Jul 2016
  0.1% 		726
Najaf UNHCR, IOM 1 Jul 2016
  11.7% 		132,318
Ninewa UNHCR, IOM 1 Jul 2016
  11.3% 		127,492
Qadissiya UNHCR, IOM 1 Jul 2016
  0.9% 		9,786
Salah al-Din UNHCR, IOM 1 Jul 2016
  6.2% 		70,715
Sulaymaniyah UNHCR, IOM 1 Jul 2016
  2.2% 		24,859
Thi-Qar UNHCR, IOM 1 Jul 2016
  0.0% 		204
Wassit UNHCR, IOM 1 Jul 2016
  0.7% 		8,337

   All Refugees by sublocation

Location name Source Data date Population
Anbar UNHCR 31 Aug 2016
  1.9% 		4,488
Dahuk UNHCR 31 Aug 2016
  38.2% 		90,697
Erbil UNHCR 31 Aug 2016
  45.5% 		107,971
Kirkuk UNHCR 31 Aug 2016
  0.4% 		910
Ninewa UNHCR 31 Aug 2016
  0.7% 		1,592
Sulaymaniyah UNHCR 31 Aug 2016
  13.4% 		31,862

   All Refugees by Origin

Country of origin Source Data date Population
Syrian Arab Rep. UNHCR 31 Aug 2016
  100.0% 		239,008

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    Over 7,000 Syrian refugees return from Iraq as security improves

    Reuters, 03 Jun 2013

    (Reuters) - More than 7,000 Syrian refugees in Iraq have crossed back to the rebel-held Syrian border town of Albu Kamal in recent weeks due to better security there, an Iraqi official said on Sunday. The reverse flow coincides with a lull in battles and air raids by Syrian President Bashar al-As... Read more

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       Iraq

    Capital
    Baghdad
    Languages
    ar, ku
    Population
    36,004,552
    Area
    434,320 km2
    GDP
    168,606,686,711 USD
    GDP growth
    2.10%
    Income level
    Upper middle income
    Gini index
    30.9
    Currency
    IQD
    Literacy rate
    N/A

      Highlights

    Data as 18 August 2016 (sources: CCCM, UNHCR, REACH, IOM DTM), CCCM sites are provided. Out of 3.38M IDPs in Iraq (source DTM IOM Round 51), the population under CCCM is 1,261,402 people: 240 Formal Settlements: 681,346 people; 119,257 families 63 Planned Camps: 472,953 people; 84,044 families 157 Collective Centres: 83,388 people; 14,148 families 17 Dispersed Transit Centres: 91,549 people; 15,489 families 3 Transit Centres Camp: 33,456 people; 5,576 families 1,892 Informal Settlements: 580,056 people; 101,510 families
    18 Aug 2016
    On 21 July 2016, UNHCR, BRHA and Duhok Statistics Office (DSO) presented a study of Refugees, IDPs & Host Community in urban areas in Duhok.
    21 Jul 2016
    Across Iraq, dozens of events were held to mark World Refugee Day (WRD) 2016, the theme of which was “Hopes and Dreams.”
    21 Jun 2016
    عقدت العشرات من الفعاليات بمناسبة يوم اللاجئ العالمي 2016 في جميع انحاء العراق حيث كان موضوعها الأساسي "الامال والاحلام".
    21 Jun 2016
    In Sulaymaniyah, the final of “Refugees Got Talent” was held at Arbat Refugee Camp, hosted by famous Lebanase TV presenter Neshan Der Haroutiounian.
    21 Jun 2016
    نهائي فعالية "اللاجئين يمتلكون الموهبة" عقد في مخيم عربت لللاجئين السوريين في السليمانية أستضافه المقدم التلفزيوني اللبناني الشهير نيشان دير هاروتيونيان
    21 Jun 2016
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    Global Shelter Cluster - Iraq
    We have 78 Shelter & NFI Cluster Partners operating in the Country: 6 governmental bodies; 2 UN agencies; IOM; 4 bodies of the Red Cross Movement; 45 International NGOs; and 20 National NGOs: 70 are operating in KR-I (Kurdistan Region of Iraq); 22 are operating in Centre & South of Iraq and 14 are operating in both KR-I and Centre & South.
    Iraq: Temporary Shelter for Syria's Refugees (Video)
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