Map of Al Qurnah, Iraq

Al Qurnah is a city in Basra, Iraq, with a population of about 134,174. It lies at 31.0155°N, 47.4336°E. Al Qurnah is about 385 km (239 mi) southeast of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Al Madīnah, 17 km to the west.

Al Qurnah at a glance

Where is Al Qurnah?

• The 35th largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in Basra on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 08 min on the shortest day to 14 h 10 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Al Qurnah

• Al Madīnah — 17 km west
• Qal‘at Şāliḩ — 59 km north
• Basrah — 65 km southeast
• Al Başrah al Qadīmah — 68 km southeast
• Az Zubayr — 74 km south
• Sūsangerd — 94 km northeast, Iran
• Al ‘Amārah — 95 km north
• Khorramshahr — 96 km southeast, Iran
• Nasiriyah — 112 km west
• Abadan — 112 km southeast, Iran

Largest cities in Basra

• Basrah — 1,326,564
• Al Madīnah — 255,000
• Az Zubayr — 122,676
• Umm Qaşr — 107,620
• Al Fāw — 104,569

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.