City profile · Iraq · Asia
Al ‘Amārah
Maysan · Iraq
City population
323,302
#16
in Iraq
#1
in Maysan
#1,764
worldwide
31.836, 47.145 · 307 km from Baghdad
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.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Maysan
Rank in region
#1of 3
Coordinates
31.836, 47.145
Record updated
8 May 2025
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 IraqClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.