Map of Nasiriyah, Iraq

Nasiriyah is the administrative centre of Dhi Qar, Iraq, with a population of about 558,400. It lies at 31.0580°N, 46.2573°E. Nasiriyah is about 308 km (191 mi) southeast of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ash Shaţrah, 40 km to the north.

Nasiriyah at a glance

Where is Nasiriyah?

• The 10th largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• 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 Nasiriyah

• Ash Shaţrah — 40 km north
• As Samawah — 97 km west
• Al Madīnah — 97 km east
• Qal‘at Şāliḩ — 111 km northeast
• Al Qurnah — 112 km east
• Ar Rumaythah — 113 km northwest
• Al ‘Amārah — 121 km northeast
• Al Ḩayy — 126 km north
• ‘Afak — 147 km northwest
• Az Zubayr — 157 km southeast

Largest cities in Dhi Qar

• Ash Shaţrah — 182,175

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
• 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.