Map of Al Miqdādīyah, Iraq

Al Miqdādīyah is a city in Diyala, Iraq, with a population of about 155,968. It lies at 33.9786°N, 44.9369°E. Al Miqdādīyah is about 87 km (54 mi) northeast of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Baqubah, 40 km to the southwest.

Al Miqdādīyah at a glance

Where is Al Miqdādīyah?

• The 27th largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Diyala on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 53 min on the shortest day to 14 h 25 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Al Miqdādīyah

• Baqubah — 40 km southwest
• Khāliş — 42 km southwest
• Khānaqīn — 59 km northeast
• Balad — 73 km west
• Kelar — 80 km northeast
• Baghdad — 87 km southwest
• Sāmarrā’ — 100 km west
• Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb — 101 km northeast, Iran
• Abū Ghurayb — 102 km southwest
• Ţūz Khūrmātū — 105 km north

Largest cities in Diyala

• Khānaqīn — 175,000
• Baqubah — 152,550
• Khāliş — 70,046

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.