Plans and maps
- Baghdad Comprehensive Development Plan 2030 ↗PDF · 9.5 MB
The city's long-range plan for land use, transport and services.
- Planning controls for building ↗PDF
- Neighbourhood and street boundaries ↗Image · 0.9 MB
A scanned map of the city's mahallas and main streets.
The Mayoralty and the municipalities
- Mayoralty of Baghdad Law ↗PDF
Establishes the Mayoralty and sets out its duties.
- Municipal Administration Law, No. 165 of 1964, as amended ↗PDF
Governs municipal administration across Iraq.
- Instructions for the Municipal Administration Law ↗PDF
- Municipal Revenues Law, No. 1 of 2023 ↗PDF
Sets the fees municipalities may charge. Pay municipal fees
- Instructions for reporting corruption and illicit gain ↗PDF · 2026
Building and streets
- Building Permits Regulation, No. 2 of 2016 ↗PDF
Sets out which works need a permit and how permits are granted. Apply for a building permit
- Roads and Buildings Regulation, No. 44 of 1935 ↗PDF
- Dividing land into plots ↗PDF
- Street Paving Law, No. 85 of 1963 ↗PDF
Public land and property
- State Property Sale and Lease Law, No. 21 of 2013 ↗PDF
Governs auctions of Mayoralty property.
- Instructions for the State Property Sale and Lease Law ↗PDF
- Decision 1521 of 1981: building rights on municipal land ↗PDF
- Decision 154 of 2001: removing encroachments on state and municipal property ↗PDF
- Decision 289 of 1980: plots for bakery owners ↗PDF
- Amendment to Decision 64 of 1990: land for industrial use ↗PDF
Public space
Investment and industry
Legal enquiries
Legal Department: kanonea@amanatbaghdad.gov.iq