List of cities in Iraq
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[edit] Modern cities and towns
Map of Iraq
| Common name | Governorate | Arabic | Population[1][2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ad-Dawr | Salah ad Din | الدور | 21,120 |
| Al Diwaniyah | Al-Qādisiyyah | لديوانية | 466,800 |
| Afak | Al-Qādisiyyah | عفك | 48,258 |
| Al-Awja | Salah ad Din | العوجا | 8,383 |
| Basra | Basra | البصرة | 1,827,125 |
| Fallujah | Al Anbar | الفلّوجة | 300,992 |
| Al Hillah | Babil | الحلة | 511,013 |
| Iskandariya | Babil | إسكندرية | 64,823 |
| Kadhimiya | Baghdad | الكاظمية | 200,000[3] |
| Kut | Wasit | الكوت | 285,413 |
| Muqdadiyah | Diyala | المقدادية | 36,500 |
| Al-Qa'im | Al Anbar | القائم | 71,700 |
| Shamia | Al-Qādisiyyah | الشامية | 25,360 |
| Samawah | Al Muthana | السماوة | 155,103 |
| Najaf | Najaf | النجف | 799,137 |
| Nasiriyah | Dhi Qar | الناصرية | 251,095 |
| Arbil | Arbil | أربيل | 1,091,636 |
| Amarah | Maysan | العمارة | 453,426 |
| Ramadi | Al Anbar | الرمادي | 285,373 |
| Ar Rutba | Al Anbar | الرطبة | 25,116 |
| Sulaymaniyah | As Sulaymaniyah | السليمانية | 711,371 |
| Taji | Salah ad Din | لتاجي | 143,794[4] |
| Baghdad | Baghdad | بغداد | 5,258,383 |
| Baghdadi | Al Anbar | البغدادي | 1120[5] |
| Baiji | Salah ad Din | بيجي | 70,190 |
| Balad | Salah ad Din | بلد | 52,214 |
| Baqubah | Diyala | عقوبة | 411,867 |
| Dahuk | Dahuk | دهوك | 226,899 |
| Green Zone | Baghdad | المنطقة الخضراء | ~2,000[6] |
| Haditha | Al Anbar | حديثة | 39,998 |
| Halabja | As Sulaymaniyah | حلبجة | 80,000[7] |
| Hīt | Al Anbar | هيت | 30,918 |
| Karbala | Karbala | كربلاء | 498,347 |
| Khanaqin | Diyala | خانقين | 10,853 |
| Kirkuk | Kirkuk | كركوك | 835,927 |
| Mosul | Ninawa | الموصل | 2,721,096 |
| Sadr City | Baghdad | مدينة الصدر | 2,000,000[8] |
| Samarra | Salah ad Din | سامراء | 130,704 |
| Tal Afar | Ninawa | تلعفر | 164,088 |
| Tel Keppe | Ninawa | تل كيف | 14,327 |
| Tikrit | Salah ad Din | تكريت | 140,052 |
| Umm Qasr | Basra | أم قصر | 11,042 |
| Zakho | Dahuk | زاخو | 175,215 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Iraq: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population. World Gazetteer. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
- ^ Unless specified otherwise, the population number was obtained from the World Gazetteer.
- ^ Kazimi, Nibras (2007-04-08). Notes on Counterinsurgency and De-Ba'athification. Talisman Gate. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
- ^ At Taji, Iraq Page. FallingRain. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
- ^ Khan al Baghdadi, Iraq Page. FallingRain. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
- ^ Langewiesche, William (November 2004). Welcome to the Green Zone. The Atlantic Monthly. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
- ^ The Earth Dies Screaming Feed. The Earth Dies Screaming. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
- ^ New Arms Shipments to Iraqi Militia Detected. The Agonist (2007-01-13). Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
[edit] See also
List of cities in the Middle East
Bahrain · Egypt · Iran · Iraq · Israel · Jordan · Kuwait · Lebanon · Oman · Palestinian territories · Qatar · Saudi Arabia · Syria · United Arab Emirates · Yemen
Greater Middle East: Afghanistan · Cyprus · Pakistan · Turkey · Sudan · Somalia · Eritrea · Djibouti · Libya · Algeria · Tunisia · Morocco · Northern Cyprus1
1 The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is not officially recognized by the United Nations, recognized only by Turkey; see Cyprus dispute.
