Ninewa (Arabic: محافظة نينوى‎ muḥāfaẓa Nīnawā, Kurdish: نینو Neynewa, Sir. آحافظؐ Nīněwā) is a governorate in northern Iraq near the Syrian border. Named after Nineveh, the ruins of which are located in the province. In the south it borders on the governorates of Anbar and Salah al-Din, in the north – on the governorate of Dahuk, in the east – on the governorate of Erbil. The administrative center is the city of Mosul. Other large cities are Tall Afar, Shergat, Bakhdida, Sinjar, Hammam al-Alil, Bartalla. The predominant religion is Sunni Islam. Place of concentration of Assyrians in Iraq.

Until 1976 it was called the Wilayat of Mosul; The vilayat also included the province of Dahuk. In June 2014, the Islamic State took over the province.

Counties
Akra (`Aqra) – adm. Acre center
Mosul (Al-Mûsul) – adm. downtown Mosul
Sinjar (Sinjâr) – adm. Sinjar center
Tall `Afar – adm. center of Tal Afar
Tall Kayf – adm. Tell Kaif Center
Shaykhan (Shaykhân) – adm. Shaykhan center
El-Baaj (Al-Ba`âj) – adm. Al-Baaj center
El-Khadr (Hatra; Al-Hadhra) – adm. center of El-Khadr (Hatra)
Al-Hamdaniya – adm. center of Bakhdida
El-Shihan (Al-Shîkhân) – adm. center of Ain Sifni (`Ayn Sifnî)