Map of Al Kūt, Iraq

Al Kūt is the administrative centre of Wasit, Iraq, with a population of about 315,162. It lies at 32.5128°N, 45.8182°E. Al Kūt is about 161 km (100 mi) southeast of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is An Nu‘mānīyah, 38 km to the west.

Al Kūt at a glance

Where is Al Kūt?

• The 17th largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• The largest city in Wasit 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 Kūt

• An Nu‘mānīyah — 38 km west
• Al Ḩayy — 43 km southeast
• ‘Afak — 73 km southwest
• Al ‘Azīzīyah — 83 km northwest
• Ad Dīwānīyah — 102 km southwest
• Aş Şuwayrah — 108 km northwest
• Imam Qasim — 109 km west
• Ar Rumaythah — 124 km southwest
• Ash Shaţrah — 127 km south
• Ash Shāmīyah — 130 km southwest

Largest cities in Wasit

• An Nu‘mānīyah — 110,000
• Al Ḩayy — 78,272
• Aş Şuwayrah — 77,200
• Al ‘Azīzīyah — 44,751

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.