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This article shows a list of largest cities and towns in Iraq.

List

This list includes the 80 most populous cities, towns, and sub-districts of Iraq, as of the most recent population and housing census of 2024.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;"

!N°

!City or Town

!Governorate

!Census<br/>1987

!Est. <br/>2009

!Est. <br/>2018

!Census<br/>2024

|-

|1

|Baghdad

|Baghdad

|3,841,268

|5,521,242

|6,719,477

|7,837,463

|-

|2

|Mosul

|Nineveh

|664,221

|1,136,990

|1,361,819

|1,529,384

|-

|3

|Basra

|Basra

|406,296

|1,091,627

|1,340,827

|1,293,052

|-

|4

|Kirkuk

|Kirkuk

|418,624

|782,143

|972,272

|1,249,197

|-

|5

|Erbil

|Erbil

|585,968

|725,356

|879,071

|1,001,219

|-

|6

|Najaf

|Najaf

|309,010

|617,125

|747,261

|830,664

|-

|7

|Sulaymaniyah

|Sulaymaniyah

|364,096

|559,685

|676,492

|828,850

|-

|8

|Karbala

|Karbala

|296,705

|588,283

|711,530

|784,219

|-

|9

|Nasiriyah

|Dhi Qar

|265,937

|455,721

|558,446

|704,976

|-

|10

|Amarah

|Maysan

|208,797

|428,804

|527,472

|668,356

|-

|11

|Kut

|Wasit

|183,183

|312,610

|389,376

|506,067

|-

|12

|Hillah

|Babil

|268,834

|373,063

|455,741

|470,917

|-

|13

|Dohuk

|Duhok

|

|280,137

|340,871

|452,967

|-

|14

|Diwaniyah

|Qādisiyyah

|196,519

|332,124

|403,796

|396,257

|-

|15

|Zubayr

|Basra

|

|244,855

|300,751

|-

|16

|Baqubah

|Diyala

|

|227,785

|279,133

|-

|17

|Fallujah

|Al Anbar

|

|203,451

|250,884

|-

|18

|Ramadi

|Al Anbar

|192,556

|181,264

|223,525

|-

|19

|Samawah

|Muthanna

|

|179,140

|221,743

|-

|20

|Zakho

|Duhok

|

|174,197

|211,964

|-

|21

|Abu Al-Khaseeb

|Basra

|

|165,102

|203,155

|-

|22

|Al-Shatrah

|Dhi Qar

|

|148,664

|182,175

|-

|23

|Tal Afar

|Nineveh

|

|143,982

|172,453

|-

|24

|Kufa

|Najaf

|

|141,472

|171,305

|-

|25

|Kalar

|Sulaymaniyah

|

|120,099

|145,164

|-

|26

|Samarra

|Saladin

|

|119,022

|144,771

|-

|27

|Shatt Al-Arab

|Basra

|

|108,277

|132,995

|-

|28

|Soran

|Erbil

|

|100,512

|131,813

|-

|29

|Suq al-Shuyukh

|Dhi Qar

|

|107,373

|131,576

|-

|30

|Al-Shamal

|Nineveh

|

|106,875

|128,007

|-

|31

|Al-Qurnah

|Basra

|

|102,936

|126,434

|-

|32

|Al-Wahda

|Baghdad

|

|91,071

|110,836

|-

|33

|Tikrit

|Saladin

|

|89,584

|108,964

|-

|34

|Tuz Khurmatu

|Saladin

|

|84,323

|102,565

|-

|35

|Al-Mahmudiyah

|Baghdad

|

|83,336

|101,421

|-

|36

|Iskandariya

|Babil

|

|82,366

|100,619

|-

|37

|Al-Mejar Al-Kabir

|Maysan

|

|76,365

|93,937

|-

|38

|Ranya

|Sulaymaniyah

|

|76,111

|91,995

|-

|39

|Hamza

|Qādisiyyah

|

|71,346

|86,743

|-

|40

|Al-Rumaitha

|Muthanna

|

|69,528

|86,063

|-

|41

|Al-Hay

|Wasit

|

|68,640

|85,496

|-

|42

|Al-Hindiya

|Karbala

|

|69,504

|84,065

|-

|43

|Baiji

|Saladin

|

|68,170

|82,918

|-

|44

|Al-Qasim

|Babil

|

|66,713

|81,498

|-

|45

|Muqdadiyah

|Diyala

|

|65,038

|79,699

|-

|46

|Al-Suwaira

|Wasit

|

|61,954

|77,168

|-

|47

|Al-Rifa'i

|Dhi Qar

|

|60,885

|74,609

|-

|48

|Al-Qa'im

|Al Anbar

|

|60,055

|74,056

|-

|49

|Qaladiza

|Sulaymaniyah

|

|61,182

|73,951

|-

|50

|Simele

|Duhok

|

|58,808

|71,557

|-

|51

|An Numaniyah

|Wasit

|

|56,988

|70,982

|-

|52

|Fayda

|Nineveh

|

|57,610

|69,001

|-

|53

|Akre

|Duhok

|

|55,691

|68,093

|-

|54

|Halabja

|Halabja

|

|55,588

|67,190

|-

|55

|Hit

|Al Anbar

|

|54,055

|66,657

|-

|56

|Kasnazan

|Erbil

|

|54,391

|65,917

|-

|57

|Chamchamal

|Sulaymaniyah

|

|54,003

|65,274

|-

|58

|Balad Ruz

|Diyala

|

|52,122

|63,871

|-

|59

|Al Nasr Wal Salam

|Baghdad

|

|52,245

|63,584

|-

|60

|Al Khalis

|Diyala

|

|51,003

|62,500

|-

|61

|Jalawla

|Diyala

|

|50,690

|62,117

|-

|62

|Koy Sanjaq

|Erbil

|

|51,196

|62,046

|-

|63

|Said Sadiq

|Sulaymaniyah

|

|50,995

|61,638

|-

|64

|Balad

|Saladin

|

|49,281

|59,943

|-

|65

|Al Midhatiya

|Babil

|

|48,672

|59,458

|-

|66

|Bnaslawa

|Erbil

|

|48,035

|58,214

|-

|67

|Al-Shamiya

|Qādisiyyah

|

|47,711

|58,007

|-

|68

|Musayyib

|Babil

|

|46,934

|57,335

|-

|69

|Qahtaniyah

|Nineveh

|

|47,385

|56,755

|-

|70

|Qasrok

|Duhok

|

|46,357

|56,407

|-

|71

|Al-Aziziyah

|Wasit

|

|44,868

|55,886

|-

|72

|Al-Shirqat

|Saladin

|

|44,912

|54,629

|-

|73

|Haji Awa

|Sulaymaniyah

|

|44,440

|53,714

|-

|74

|Daratu

|Erbil

|

|44,308

|53,697

|-

|75

|Qalat Sukkar

|Dhi Qar

|

|43,551

|53,367

|-

|76

|Şoriş

|Sulaymaniyah

|

|42,703

|51,615

|-

|77

|Khanaqin

|Diyala

|

|42,057

|51,538

|-

|78

|Al-Nasr

|Dhi Qar

|

|41,698

|51,097

|-

|79

|Umm Qasr

|Basra

|

|40,531

|49,783

|-

|80

|Al-Gharraf

|Dhi Qar

|

|39,624

|48,556

|}

Ancient cities and towns

  • Babylon (ܒܒܝܠ) (بابل)
  • Ctesiphon (Al-Mada'in, المدائن)
  • Eridu (إريدو)
  • Hatra (حضر)
  • Kish (كيش)
  • Lagash (لجش)
  • Nineveh (ܢܝܢܘܐ) (نينوى)
  • Nippur (نيبور)
  • Nuzi (Nuzu)
  • Samarra
  • Shenna (Sinn Barimma)
  • Sumer (سومر)
  • Tell Ubaid (تل عبيد)
  • Ur (أور)
  • Uruk (أوروك)
  • Lubdu
  • Arrapha (now Kirkuk)

See also

  • List of places in Iraq
  • Districts of Iraq

References