Map of Abū Ghurayb, Iraq

Abū Ghurayb is a city in Baghdad, Iraq, with a population of about 900,000. It lies at 33.3056°N, 44.1848°E. Abū Ghurayb is about 20 km (13 mi) west of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Baghdad, 20 km to the east.

Abū Ghurayb at a glance

Where is Abū Ghurayb?

• The 8th largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Baghdad on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 57 min on the shortest day to 14 h 21 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Abū Ghurayb

• Baghdad — 20 km east
• Al Maḩmūdīyah — 32 km southeast
• Al Fallūjah — 37 km west
• Al Musayyib — 59 km south
• Baqubah — 63 km northeast
• Khāliş — 65 km northeast
• Nāḩīyat Saddat al Hindīyah — 66 km south
• Aş Şuwayrah — 69 km southeast
• Karbala — 78 km south
• Balad — 79 km north

Largest cities in Baghdad

• Baghdad — 7,216,000
• Al Maḩmūdīyah — 350,000

Largest cities in Iraq

• Baghdad — 7,216,000
• Al Başrah al Qadīmah — 2,015,483
• Mosul — 1,683,000
• Erbil — 1,612,700
• Basrah — 1,326,564
• Karbala — 1,218,732
• Kirkuk — 1,031,000
• As Sulaymānīyah — 878,146
• Nasiriyah — 558,400
• Najaf — 482,576

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.