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Najaf
Najaf · Iraq
City population
482,576
#11
in Iraq
#1
in Najaf
#1,189
worldwide
32.026, 44.346 · 146 km from Baghdad
About Najaf
Najaf is a city in Najaf, Iraq with a population of 482,576. It is the 11th largest of the 95 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iraq, and the 1,189th largest worldwide. It lies 146 km from Baghdad.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Najaf
Rank in region
#1of 3
Elevation
41 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Baghdad
Coordinates
32.026, 44.346
Record updated
2024-09-05
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 IraqClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.