Map of Umm Qaşr, Iraq

Umm Qaşr is a city in Basra, Iraq, with a population of about 107,620. It lies at 30.0362°N, 47.9195°E, about 9 m above sea level. Umm Qaşr is about 496 km (308 mi) southeast of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Az Zubayr, 45 km to the northwest.

Umm Qaşr at a glance

Where is Umm Qaşr?

• The 43rd largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• The 5th largest city in Basra on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 13 min on the shortest day to 14 h 05 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Umm Qaşr

• Az Zubayr — 45 km northwest
• Abadan — 50 km northeast, Iran
• Khorramshahr — 52 km northeast, Iran
• Al Başrah al Qadīmah — 53 km north
• Al Fāw — 54 km east
• Basrah — 54 km north
• Kuwait City — 74 km south, Kuwait
• Ḩawallī — 79 km south, Kuwait
• Al Farwānīyah — 84 km south, Kuwait
• Şabāḩ as Sālim — 88 km south, Kuwait

Largest cities in Basra

• Basrah — 1,326,564
• Al Madīnah — 255,000
• Al Qurnah — 134,174
• Az Zubayr — 122,676
• 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.