City profile · Iraq · Asia
As Samawah
Muthanna · Iraq
City population
152,890
#29
in Iraq
#1
in Muthanna
#3,725
worldwide
31.332, 45.294 · 239 km from Baghdad
About As Samawah
As Samawah is a city in Muthanna, Iraq with a population of 152,890. It is the 29th largest of the 95 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iraq, and the 3,725th largest worldwide. It lies 239 km from Baghdad.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Muthanna
Rank in region
#1of 2
Coordinates
31.332, 45.294
Record updated
18 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.