About Khānaqīn
Khānaqīn is a city in Diyala, Iraq with a population of 175,000. It is the 24th largest of the 95 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iraq, and the 3,278th largest worldwide. It lies 145 km from Baghdad.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 6
Elevation
185 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Baghdad
Coordinates
34.348, 45.391
Record updated
2026-03-05
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. 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.