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City profile · Iraq · Asia

Kufa

Najaf · Iraq
City population
110,000
#43
in Iraq
#2
in Najaf
#5,232
worldwide
BaghdadKufa
32.051, 44.440 · 143 km from Baghdad
City population
110,000
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Iraq
#43
of 95 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#5,232
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Iraq
0.2%
of the national population

About Kufa

Kufa is a city in Najaf, Iraq with a population of 110,000. It is the 43rd largest of the 95 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iraq, and the 5,232nd largest worldwide. It lies 143 km from Baghdad.

Position in Iraq
#43of 95
LargestSmallest
Position in Najaf
#2of 3
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Iraq
Region
Najaf
Rank in region
#2of 3
Distance to capital
143 km
to Baghdad
Elevation
24 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Baghdad
Coordinates
32.051, 44.440
Record updated
2019-09-05
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 Iraq

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

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