Vehicle registration plates of Iraq
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The Iraqi vehicle registration plate
is a license plate used for official identification purposes for motor vehicles in Iraq
.
The license plate is rectangular in shape and made of aluminum. On the left side, the word "Iraq
" appears in Arabic and under it, the name of the Governorates of Iraq
appears. Bseide that the number of the car appears. Only numerals are used and they are written in Arabic.
A new system is being provided by the German company Utsch AG.
Vehicle registration plate
A vehicle registration plate is a metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle or trailer for official identification purposes. The registration identifier is a numeric or alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies the vehicle within the issuing region's database...
is a license plate used for official identification purposes for motor vehicles in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
.
The license plate is rectangular in shape and made of aluminum. On the left side, the word "Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
" appears in Arabic and under it, the name of the Governorates of Iraq
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
appears. Bseide that the number of the car appears. Only numerals are used and they are written in Arabic.
A new system is being provided by the German company Utsch AG.
Design and Format
The license plate is color-coded according to the type of vehicle being licensed.| Colour | Type |
|---|---|
| White | Private vehicle |
| Red | Vehicle for hire, bus Bus A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are... , taxi Taxicab A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice... |
| Blue | Governmental |
| Yellow | Trade, e.g. truck Truck A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, with the smallest being mechanically similar to an automobile... s, tractor Tractor A tractor is a vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery used in agriculture or construction... s, crane Crane (machine) A crane is a type of machine, generally equipped with a hoist, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves, that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to move them horizontally. It uses one or more simple machines to create mechanical advantage and thus move loads beyond the normal capability of... s |
| Black | Temporary Plates |