Map of Khānaqīn, Iraq

Khānaqīn is a city in Diyala, Iraq, with a population of about 175,000. It lies at 34.3482°N, 45.3907°E. Khānaqīn is about 145 km (90 mi) northeast of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kelar, 32 km to the north.

Khānaqīn at a glance

Where is Khānaqīn?

• The 23rd largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• The largest city in Diyala on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 51 min on the shortest day to 14 h 27 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Khānaqīn

• Kelar — 32 km north
• Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb — 45 km east, Iran
• Al Miqdādīyah — 59 km southwest
• Derbendîxan — 89 km north
• Ţūz Khūrmātū — 92 km northwest
• Baqubah — 98 km southwest
• Khāliş — 99 km southwest
• Ḩalabja — 107 km northeast
• Eslāmābād-e Gharb — 108 km east, Iran
• Javānrūd — 115 km northeast, Iran

Largest cities in Diyala

• Al Miqdādīyah — 155,968
• 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.