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Which three main provinces divided Ottoman Iraq?
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For administrative purposes, Ottoman Iraq was divided into three central provinces (eyālets):
- Mosul
- Baghdad
- Basra1
While these three formed the core of the region, the broader administrative structure of Ottoman Iraq also included the northern eyālet of Shahrizūr and the southern eyālet of Al-Hasa. In the final decades of Ottoman rule, the administrative boundaries were reorganized, and Mosul and Basra functioned as vilayets (provinces) independent of the central province of Baghdad.12