List of cities in Iraq

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[edit] Modern cities and towns

Map of Iraq
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

  1. ^ Iraq: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population. World Gazetteer. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
  2. ^ Unless specified otherwise, the population number was obtained from the World Gazetteer.
  3. ^ Kazimi, Nibras (2007-04-08). Notes on Counterinsurgency and De-Ba'athification. Talisman Gate. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
  4. ^ At Taji, Iraq Page. FallingRain. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
  5. ^ Khan al Baghdadi, Iraq Page. FallingRain. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
  6. ^ Langewiesche, William (November 2004). Welcome to the Green Zone. The Atlantic Monthly. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
  7. ^ The Earth Dies Screaming Feed. The Earth Dies Screaming. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
  8. ^ New Arms Shipments to Iraqi Militia Detected. The Agonist (2007-01-13). Retrieved on 2008-06-05.

[edit] See also

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