Map of Baghdad, Iraq

Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, with a population of about 7,216,000. It lies at 33.3406°N, 44.4009°E. The nearest city on our map is Abū Ghurayb, 20 km to the west.

Baghdad at a glance

Where is Baghdad?

• The largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 56 min on the shortest day to 14 h 22 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Baghdad

• Abū Ghurayb — 20 km west
• Al Maḩmūdīyah — 31 km south
• Baqubah — 50 km north
• Khāliş — 53 km north
• Al Fallūjah — 57 km west
• Aş Şuwayrah — 58 km southeast
• Al Musayyib — 63 km south
• Nāḩīyat Saddat al Hindīyah — 70 km south
• Al ‘Azīzīyah — 78 km southeast
• Balad — 79 km north

Largest cities in Baghdad

• Abū Ghurayb — 900,000
• Al Maḩmūdīyah — 350,000

Largest cities in Iraq

• 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
• 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.