Iraq: cities and how to get around
51 cities with airports, stations, hotels and the journeys between them, from public data.
Iraq has 51 cities on this site, including the capital, Baghdad. Each one has an overview and pages for flights, hotels, trains, buses, driving and things to do — hostels too, where the city has them — built from public data, plus city-to-city pages for the journeys between them.
Cities in Iraq
| City | Region | Population | Airport | Hotels listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baghdad | Baghdad | 7,216,000 | BGW (18 km) | — |
| Mosul | Nineveh | 1,683,000 | EBL (75 km) | — |
| Erbil | Erbil | 1,612,700 | EBL (8 km) | 64 |
| Basrah | Basra | 1,326,564 | BSR (12 km) | — |
| Karbala | Karbala | 1,218,732 | BGW (75 km) | 6 |
| Sadr City | Baghdad | 1,211,849 | BGW (25 km) | — |
| Kirkuk | Kirkuk | 1,031,000 | KIK (4 km) | — |
| Abū Ghurayb | Baghdad | 900,000 | BGW (7 km) | — |
| Sulaymaniyah | Sulaymaniyah | 878,146 | KIK (99 km) | — |
| Nasiriyah | Dhi Qar | 558,400 | — | — |
| Najaf | Najaf | 482,576 | NJF (7 km) | — |
| Al Hillah | Babil | 455,700 | NJF (53 km) | — |
| Abū al-Kahṣīb | Basra | 357,771 | BSR (24 km) | — |
| Al Maḩmūdīyah | Baghdad | 350,000 | BGW (25 km) | — |
| Dihok | Duhok | 340,900 | NKT (99 km) | — |
| Al ‘Amārah | Maysan | 323,302 | — | — |
| Al Diwaniyah | Al-Qadisiyah | 318,801 | NJF (49 km) | — |
| Al-Kut | Wasit | 315,162 | — | — |
| Al Madīnah | Basra | 255,000 | BSR (59 km) | — |
| Kelar | Sulaymaniyah | 250,000 | — | — |
| Ramadi | Anbar | 223,500 | BGW (88 km) | — |
| Al Fallūjah | Anbar | 190,159 | BGW (43 km) | — |
| Ash Shaţrah | Dhi Qar | 182,175 | — | — |
| Khānaqīn | Diyala | 175,000 | — | — |
| Bayjī | Salah ad Din | 173,677 | KIK (99 km) | — |
| Ash Sharqāt | Salah ad Din | 160,000 | — | — |
| Sāmarrā’ | Salah ad Din | 158,508 | — | — |
| Al Miqdādīyah | Diyala | 155,968 | — | — |
| As Samawah | Muthanna | 152,890 | — | — |
| Baqubah | Diyala | 152,550 | BGW (65 km) | — |
| Sumayl | Duhok | 152,512 | NKT (90 km) | — |
| Simele | Duhok | 152,512 | NKT (90 km) | — |
| Xebat | Erbil | 148,047 | EBL (25 km) | — |
| Khasnahzān | Erbil | 146,639 | EBL (18 km) | — |
| Qeładizê | Sulaymaniyah | 140,688 | ISU (71 km) | — |
| Al Hindīyah | Karbala | 139,578 | NJF (64 km) | — |
| Al Qurnah | Basra | 134,174 | BSR (56 km) | — |
| Baḥarkah | Erbil | 130,518 | EBL (12 km) | — |
| Sīnah | Duhok | 128,776 | — | — |
| Az Zubayr | Basra | 122,676 | BSR (18 km) | — |
| Ţūz Khūrmātū | Salah ad Din | 120,712 | KIK (70 km) | — |
| Rānyah | Sulaymaniyah | 114,173 | EBL (84 km) | — |
| Qal‘at Sukkar | Dhi Qar | 110,000 | — | — |
| An Nu‘mānīyah | Wasit | 110,000 | — | — |
| Kufa | Najaf | 110,000 | NJF (7 km) | — |
| Abu Gharaq | Babil | 108,212 | NJF (60 km) | — |
| Umm Qaşr | Basra | 107,620 | ABD (47 km) | — |
| 'Ākra | Nineveh | 105,370 | EBL (56 km) | — |
| Al Fāw | Basra | 104,569 | ABD (50 km) | — |
| Al-Musayab | Babil | 101,873 | BGW (54 km) | — |
| Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah | Babil | 100,600 | BGW (43 km) | — |
Neighbouring countries on this site: Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Jordan, Turkey, Kuwait.
Common questions
Which cities in Iraq are covered?
Baghdad, Mosul, Erbil, Basrah, Karbala, Sadr City, Kirkuk, Abū Ghurayb and 43 more.
What currency does Iraq use?
The Dinar (IQD).
Which side of the road does Iraq drive on?
The right.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.