List of largest cities of Iraq

Governorates of Iraq map Iraq population density, 2000

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

## List

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This list includes the 80 most populous cities, towns, and sub-districts of Iraq, as of the most recent population estimate in 2018.

Rank | City or Town | Governorate | 1987 Census | 2009 Estimate | 2018 Estimate[1]

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1  | Baghdad | Baghdad | 3,841,268  | 5,521,242  | 6,719,477
2  | Mosul | Nineveh | 664,221  | 1,136,990  | 1,361,819
3  | Basra | Basra | 406,296  | 1,091,627  | 1,340,827
4  | Erbil | Erbil | 585,968  | 825,356  | 1,550,071
5  | Najaf | Najaf | 309,010  | 617,125  | 747,261
6  | Karbala | Karbala | 296,705  | 588,283  | 711,530
7  | Sulaymaniyah | Sulaymaniyah | 364,096  | 559,685  | 676,492
8  | Kirkuk | Kirkuk | 418,624  | 782,143  | 972,272
9  | Nasiriyah | Dhi Qar | 265,937  | 455,721  | 558,446
10  | Amarah | Maysan | 208,797  | 428,804  | 527,472
11  | Hillah | Babil | 268,834  | 373,063  | 455,741
12  | Diwaniyah | Qādisiyyah | 196,519  | 332,124  | 403,796
13  | Kut | Wasit | 183,183  | 312,610  | 389,376
14  | Dohuk | Dohuk |  | 280,137  | 340,871
15  | Zubayr | Basra |  | 244,855  | 300,751
16  | Baqubah | Diyala |  | 227,785  | 279,133
17  | Fallujah | Anbar |  | 203,451  | 250,884
18  | Ramadi | 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

### Largest cities

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Largest cities or towns in Iraq

According to the 2018 Estimate[2]

| Rank  | Name | Governorate | Pop.  |

Baghdad

Mosul | 1 | Baghdad | Baghdad Governorate | 6,719,476  |
Basra

Kirkuk
2 | Mosul | Nineveh Governorate | 1,361,819
3 | Basra | Basra Governorate | 1,340,827
4 | Kirkuk | Kirkuk Governorate | 972,272
5 | Erbil | Erbil Governorate | 879,071
6 | Najaf | Najaf Governorate | 747,261
7 | Karbala | Karbala Governorate | 711,530
8 | Sulaymaniyah | Sulaymaniyah Governorate | 676,492
9 | Nasiriyah | Dhi Qar Governorate | 558,446
10 | Amarah | Maysan Governorate | 527,472

## Ancient cities and towns

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* 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

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* List of places in Iraq
* Districts of Iraq

## References

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1. ^ "Iraq cities". citypopulation.de. December 16, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
2. ^ "Iraq: Governorates, Major Cities & Urban Centers". City Population.

## External links

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* Media related to Cities in Iraq at Wikimedia Commons

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