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City profile · Iraq · Asia

Al ‘Amārah

Maysan · Iraq
City population
323,302
#16
in Iraq
#1
in Maysan
#1,764
worldwide
BaghdadAl ‘Amārah
31.836, 47.145 · 307 km from Baghdad
City population
323,302
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Iraq
#16
of 95 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,764
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Iraq
0.7%
of the national population

About Al ‘Amārah

Al ‘Amārah is a city in Maysan, Iraq with a population of 323,302. It is the 16th largest of the 95 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iraq, and the 1,764th largest worldwide. It lies 307 km from Baghdad.

Position in Iraq
#16of 95
LargestSmallest
Position in Maysan
#1of 3
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Maysan
Rank in region
#1of 3
Distance to capital
to Baghdad
Elevation
10 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Baghdad
Coordinates
31.836, 47.145
Record updated
2025-05-08
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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