About Al-Kut
Al-Kut is a city in Wasit, Iraq with a population of 315,162. It is the 18th largest of the 95 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iraq, and the 1,815th largest worldwide. It lies 161 km from Baghdad.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 5
Coordinates
32.513, 45.818
Record updated
25 December 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.