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City profile · Iraq · Asia

Batifa

Duhok · Iraq
City population
28,000
#80
in Iraq
#5
in Duhok
#19,155
worldwide
BaghdadBatifa
37.175, 43.012 · 445 km from Baghdad
City population
28,000
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Iraq
#80
of 95 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#19,155
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Iraq
0.1%
of the national population

About Batifa

Batifa is a city in Duhok, Iraq with a population of 28,000. It is the 80th largest of the 95 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iraq, and the 19,155th largest worldwide. It lies 445 km from Baghdad.

Position in Iraq
#80of 95
LargestSmallest
Position in Duhok
#5of 5
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Iraq
Region
Duhok
Rank in region
#5of 5
Distance to capital
445 km
to Baghdad
Elevation
850 m
Time zone
Asia/Baghdad
Coordinates
37.175, 43.012
Record updated
2025-07-05
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.

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