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City profile · Iraq · Asia

'Ākra

Nineveh · Iraq
City population
105,370
#45
in Iraq
#2
in Nineveh
#5,438
worldwide
Baghdad'Ākra
36.734, 43.880 · 380 km from Baghdad
City population
105,370
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Iraq
#45
of 95 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#5,438
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Iraq
0.2%
of the national population

About 'Ākra

'Ākra is a city in Nineveh, Iraq with a population of 105,370. It is the 45th largest of the 95 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iraq, and the 5,438th largest worldwide. It lies 380 km from Baghdad.

Position in Iraq
#45of 95
LargestSmallest
Position in Nineveh
#2of 6
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Iraq
Region
Nineveh
Rank in region
#2of 6
Distance to capital
380 km
to Baghdad
Elevation
674 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Baghdad
Coordinates
36.734, 43.880
Record updated
2026-04-23
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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