About Al Hillah
Al Hillah is a city in Babil, Iraq with a population of 455,700. It is the 12th largest of the 95 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iraq, and the 1,265th largest worldwide. It lies 98 km from Baghdad.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 6
Elevation
33 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Baghdad
Coordinates
32.464, 44.420
Record updated
2025-12-21
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.