List of cities in Iraq

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List of cities in Iraq

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Modern cities and towns

Map of Iraq
Baghdad, Capital of Iraq
Mosul
Basra

Real population of the cities in Iraq in 2008

Common name Governorate Arabic Population
Ad-Dawr Salah ad Din الدور 21,120
Afak Al-Qādisiyyah عفك 48,258
Al-Awja Salah ad Din العوجا 8,383
Al Diwaniyah Al-Qādisiyyah لديوانية 466,800
Al Hillah Babil الحلة 511,013
Al-Qa'im Al Anbar القائم 180,700
Amarah Maysan العمارة 453,426
Ar Rutba Al Anbar الرطبة 130,116
Arbil/Hewlêr Arbil هەولێر ،أربيل 1,293,820
Baghdad Baghdad بغداد 9,500,000
Baghdadi Al Anbar البغدادي
Baiji Salah ad Din بيجي 70,190
Balad Salah ad Din بلد 52,214
Baqubah Diyala عقوبة 411,867
Basra Basra البصرة 2,300,125
DahukDahuk|Duhok Dahuk دهۆک ،دهوك 600,899
Fallujah Al Anbar الفلّوجة 850,992
Haditha Al Anbar حديثة 100,998
Halabja As Sulaymaniyah حلبجة 80,000
Hīt Al Anbar هيت‎ 150,918
Iskandariya Babil إسكندرية 64,823
Karbala Karbala كربلاء 800,347
Khanaqin Diyala خانقين 10,853
Kirkuk/Kerkûk At-Taamim کەرکوك، كركوك 1,200,000
Kut Wasit الكوت 450,413
Mosul Ninawa الموصل 3,000,096
Muqdadiyah Diyala المقدادية 36,500
Najaf Najaf النجف 800,137
Nasiriyah Dhi Qar الناصرية 568,095
Ramadi Al Anbar الرمادي 700,373
Samarra Salah ad Din سامراء 130,704
Samawah Al Muthana السماوة 155,103
Shamia Al-Qādisiyyah الشامية 25,360
SulaymaniyahSilêmanî As Sulaymaniyah سلێمانی ،السليمانية 807,614
Taji Salah ad Din لتاجي‎
Tal Afar Ninawa تلعفر 450,088
Tel Keppe Ninawa تل كيف 14,327
Tikrit Salah ad Din تكريت 140,052
Umm Qasr Basra أم قصر 11,042
Zakho Dahuk زاخو 400,215
Zubayr Basra الزبير 600,000

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)
  • Sumer (سومر)
  • Tell Ubaid (تل عبيد)
  • Ur (أور)
  • Uruk (أوروك)
  • Samarra

Notes

  1. ^ "Iraq: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1208609181&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-105&srt=pnan&col=adhoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=x. Retrieved 2008-06-05. 
  2. ^ Unless specified otherwise, the population number was obtained from the World Gazetteer.
  3. ^ "The Earth Dies Screaming Feed". The Earth Dies Screaming. http://www.earthdiescreaming.com/feed/. Retrieved 2008-06-05. 

See also

  • List of places in Iraq
List of cities in Asia
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states
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recognition

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1 The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is not officially recognized by the United Nations, recognized only by Turkey; see Cyprus dispute.
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