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City profile · Iraq · Asia

Kelar

Sulaymaniyah · Iraq
City population
250,000
#20
in Iraq
#2
in Sulaymaniyah
#2,300
worldwide
BaghdadKelar
34.628, 45.319 · 166 km from Baghdad
City population
250,000
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Iraq
#20
of 95 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#2,300
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Iraq
0.5%
of the national population

About Kelar

Kelar is a city in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq with a population of 250,000. It is the 20th largest of the 95 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iraq, and the 2,300th largest worldwide. It lies 166 km from Baghdad.

Position in Iraq
#20of 95
LargestSmallest
Position in Sulaymaniyah
#2of 8
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Iraq
Region
Sulaymaniyah
Rank in region
#2of 8
Distance to capital
166 km
to Baghdad
Elevation
216 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Baghdad
Coordinates
34.628, 45.319
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 Iraq

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

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