Map of Al Ḩillah, Iraq

Al Ḩillah is the administrative centre of Babil, Iraq, with a population of about 455,700. It lies at 32.4637°N, 44.4196°E. Al Ḩillah is about 98 km (61 mi) south of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Al Hindīyah, 20 km to the northwest.

Al Ḩillah at a glance

Where is Al Ḩillah?

• The 12th largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• The largest city in Babil on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 01 min on the shortest day to 14 h 17 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Al Ḩillah

• Al Hindīyah — 20 km northwest
• Imam Qasim — 31 km southeast
• Nāḩīyat Saddat al Hindīyah — 31 km northwest
• Al Musayyib — 37 km north
• Karbala — 41 km northwest
• Kufa — 46 km south
• Najaf — 49 km south
• Ash Shāmīyah — 58 km south
• Aş Şuwayrah — 61 km northeast
• Al Maḩmūdīyah — 67 km north

Largest cities in Babil

• Al Musayyib — 101,873
• Imam Qasim — 93,546
• Nāḩīyat Saddat al Hindīyah — 35,720

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
• Abū Ghurayb — 900,000
• As Sulaymānīyah — 878,146
• Nasiriyah — 558,400

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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.