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Ash Sharqāt

City population
160,000
#26
in Iraq
#2
in Salah ad Din
#3,566
worldwide
BaghdadAsh Sharqāt
35.517, 43.228 · 265 km from Baghdad
Share of Iraq
0.3%
Of the national population
Elevation
159 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Baghdad
Time zone
Asia/Baghdad
IANA zone identifier

About Ash Sharqāt

Ash Sharqāt is a city in Salah ad Din, Iraq with a population of 160,000. It is the 26th largest of the 95 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iraq, and the 3,566th largest worldwide. It lies 265 km from Baghdad.

Position in Iraq
#26of 95
LargestSmallest
Position in Salah ad Din
#2of 8
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#2of 8
Coordinates
35.517, 43.228
Record updated
5 March 2026
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.

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All 95 in Iraq

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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