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Al-'Alam

City population
25,662
#84
in Iraq
#8
in Salah ad Din
#20,596
worldwide
BaghdadAl-'Alam
34.709, 43.695 · 165 km from Baghdad
Share of Iraq
0.1%
Of the national population
Elevation
94 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Baghdad
Time zone
Asia/Baghdad
IANA zone identifier

About Al-'Alam

Al-'Alam is a city in Salah ad Din, Iraq with a population of 25,662. It is the 84th largest of the 95 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iraq, and the 20,596th largest worldwide. It lies 165 km from Baghdad.

Position in Iraq
#84of 95
LargestSmallest
Position in Salah ad Din
#8of 8
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#8of 8
Coordinates
34.709, 43.695
Record updated
23 April 2026
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.

Nearby Cities

All 95 in Iraq

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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