About Al Madīnah
Al Madīnah is a city in Basra, Iraq with a population of 255,000. It is the 19th largest of the 95 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iraq, and the 2,248th largest worldwide. It lies 378 km from Baghdad.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 8
Elevation
6 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Baghdad
Coordinates
30.963, 47.270
Record updated
2025-05-12
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.