# List of largest cities of Iraq

This article shows a list of largest cities and towns in Iraq.

## List

This list includes the 80 most populous cities, towns, and sub-districts of Iraq, as of the most recent population estimate in 2018.
| Rank | City or Town | Governorate | 1987 Census | 2009 Estimate | 2018 Estimate |
| 1 | Baghdad | Baghdad | 3,841,268 | 5,521,242 | 6,719,477 |
| 2 | Mosul | Nineveh | 664,221 | 1,136,990 | 1,361,819 |
| 3 | Basra | Basra | 406,296 | 1,091,627 | 1,340,827 |
| 4 | Erbil | Erbil | 585,968 | 825,356 | 1,550,071 |
| 5 | Najaf | Najaf | 309,010 | 617,125 | 747,261 |
| 6 | Karbala | Karbala | 296,705 | 588,283 | 711,530 |
| 7 | Sulaymaniyah | Sulaymaniyah | 364,096 | 559,685 | 676,492 |
| 8 | Kirkuk | Kirkuk | 418,624 | 782,143 | 972,272 |
| 9 | Nasiriyah | Dhi Qar | 265,937 | 455,721 | 558,446 |
| 10 | Amarah | Maysan | 208,797 | 428,804 | 527,472 |
| 11 | Hillah | Babil | 268,834 | 373,063 | 455,741 |
| 12 | Diwaniyah | Qādisiyyah | 196,519 | 332,124 | 403,796 |
| 13 | Kut | Wasit | 183,183 | 312,610 | 389,376 |
| 14 | Dohuk | Dohuk | | 280,137 | 340,871 |
| 15 | Zubayr | Basra | | 244,855 | 300,751 |
| 16 | Baqubah | Diyala | | 227,785 | 279,133 |
| 17 | Fallujah | Anbar | | 203,451 | 250,884 |
| 18 | Ramadi | Anbar | 192,556 | 181,264 | 223,525 |
| 19 | Samawah | Muthanna | | 179,140 | 221,743 |
| 20 | Zakho | Duhok | | 174,197 | 211,964 |
| 21 | Abu Al-Khaseeb | Basra | | 165,102 | 203,155 |
| 22 | Al-Shatrah | Dhi Qar | | 148,664 | 182,175 |
| 23 | Tal Afar | Nineveh | | 143,982 | 172,453 |
| 24 | Kufa | Najaf | | 141,472 | 171,305 |
| 25 | Kalar | Sulaymaniyah | | 120,099 | 145,164 |
| 26 | Samarra | Saladin | | 119,022 | 144,771 |
| 27 | Shatt Al-Arab | Basra | | 108,277 | 132,995 |
| 28 | Soran | Erbil | | 100,512 | 131,813 |
| 29 | Suq al-Shuyukh | Dhi Qar | | 107,373 | 131,576 |
| 30 | Al-Shamal | Nineveh | | 106,875 | 128,007 |
| 31 | Al-Qurnah | Basra | | 102,936 | 126,434 |
| 32 | Al-Wahda | Baghdad | | 91,071 | 110,836 |
| 33 | Tikrit | Saladin | | 89,584 | 108,964 |
| 34 | Tuz Khurmatu | Saladin | | 84,323 | 102,565 |
| 35 | Al-Mahmudiyah | Baghdad | | 83,336 | 101,421 |
| 36 | Iskandariya | Babil | | 82,366 | 100,619 |
| 37 | Al-Mejar Al-Kabir | Maysan | | 76,365 | 93,937 |
| 38 | Ranya | Sulaymaniyah | | 76,111 | 91,995 |
| 39 | Hamza | Qādisiyyah | | 71,346 | 86,743 |
| 40 | Al-Rumaitha | Muthanna | | 69,528 | 86,063 |
| 41 | Al-Hay | Wasit | | 68,640 | 85,496 |
| 42 | Al-Hindiya | Karbala | | 69,504 | 84,065 |
| 43 | Baiji | Saladin | | 68,170 | 82,918 |
| 44 | Al-Qasim | Babil | | 66,713 | 81,498 |
| 45 | Muqdadiyah | Diyala | | 65,038 | 79,699 |
| 46 | Al-Suwaira | Wasit | | 61,954 | 77,168 |
| 47 | Al-Rifa'i | Dhi Qar | | 60,885 | 74,609 |
| 48 | Al-Qa'im | Al Anbar | | 60,055 | 74,056 |
| 49 | Qaladiza | Sulaymaniyah | | 61,182 | 73,951 |
| 50 | Simele | Duhok | | 58,808 | 71,557 |
| 51 | An Numaniyah | Wasit | | 56,988 | 70,982 |
| 52 | Fayda | Nineveh | | 57,610 | 69,001 |
| 53 | Akre | Duhok | | 55,691 | 68,093 |
| 54 | Halabja | Halabja | | 55,588 | 67,190 |
| 55 | Hit | Al Anbar | | 54,055 | 66,657 |
| 56 | Kasnazan | Erbil | | 54,391 | 65,917 |
| 57 | Chamchamal | Sulaymaniyah | | 54,003 | 65,274 |
| 58 | Balad Ruz | Diyala | | 52,122 | 63,871 |
| 59 | Al Nasr Wal Salam | Baghdad | | 52,245 | 63,584 |
| 60 | Al Khalis | Diyala | | 51,003 | 62,500 |
| 61 | Jalawla | Diyala | | 50,690 | 62,117 |
| 62 | Koy Sanjaq | Erbil | | 51,196 | 62,046 |
| 63 | Said Sadiq | Sulaymaniyah | | 50,995 | 61,638 |
| 64 | Balad | Saladin | | 49,281 | 59,943 |
| 65 | Al Midhatiya | Babil | | 48,672 | 59,458 |
| 66 | Bnaslawa | Erbil | | 48,035 | 58,214 |
| 67 | Al-Shamiya | Qādisiyyah | | 47,711 | 58,007 |
| 68 | Musayyib | Babil | | 46,934 | 57,335 |
| 69 | Qahtaniyah | Nineveh | | 47,385 | 56,755 |
| 70 | Qasrok | Duhok | | 46,357 | 56,407 |
| 71 | Al-Aziziyah | Wasit | | 44,868 | 55,886 |
| 72 | Al-Shirqat | Saladin | | 44,912 | 54,629 |
| 73 | Haji Awa | Sulaymaniyah | | 44,440 | 53,714 |
| 74 | Daratu | Erbil | | 44,308 | 53,697 |
| 75 | Qalat Sukkar | Dhi Qar | | 43,551 | 53,367 |
| 76 | Şoriş | Sulaymaniyah | | 42,703 | 51,615 |
| 77 | Khanaqin | Diyala | | 42,057 | 51,538 |
| 78 | Al-Nasr | Dhi Qar | | 41,698 | 51,097 |
| 79 | Umm Qasr | Basra | | 40,531 | 49,783 |

### Largest cities

vte Largest cities or towns in Iraq According to the 2018 Estimate :
| | Rank | Name | Governorate | Pop. | |
| Baghdad Mosul | 1 | Baghdad | Baghdad Governorate | 6,719,476 | Basra Kirkuk |
| Baghdad Mosul | 2 | Mosul | Nineveh Governorate | 1,361,819 | Basra Kirkuk |
| Baghdad Mosul | 3 | Basra | Basra Governorate | 1,340,827 | Basra Kirkuk |
| Baghdad Mosul | 4 | Kirkuk | Kirkuk Governorate | 972,272 | Basra Kirkuk |
| Baghdad Mosul | 5 | Erbil | Erbil Governorate | 879,071 | Basra Kirkuk |
| Baghdad Mosul | 6 | Najaf | Najaf Governorate | 747,261 | Basra Kirkuk |
| Baghdad Mosul | 7 | Karbala | Karbala Governorate | 711,530 | Basra Kirkuk |
| Baghdad Mosul | 8 | Sulaymaniyah | Sulaymaniyah Governorate | 676,492 | Basra Kirkuk |
| Baghdad Mosul | 9 | Nasiriyah | Dhi Qar Governorate | 558,446 | Basra Kirkuk |
| Baghdad Mosul | 10 | Amarah | Maysan Governorate | 527,472 | Basra Kirkuk |

## Ancient cities and towns

* Babylon (ܒܒܝܠ) (بابل)
* Ctesiphon (Al-Mada'in, المدائن)
* Eridu (إريدو)
* Hatra (حضر)
* Kish (كيش)
* Lagash (لجش)
* Nineveh (ܢܝܢܘܐ) (نينوى)
* Nippur (نيبور)
* Nuzi (Nuzu)
* Samarra
* Shenna (Sinn Barimma)
* Sumer (سومر)
* Tell Ubaid (تل عبيد)
* Ur (أور)
* Uruk (أوروك)
* Lubdu
* Arrapha (now Kirkuk)