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City profile · Iraq · Asia

Nasiriyah

Dhi Qar · Iraq
City population
558,400
#10
in Iraq
#1
in Dhi Qar
#998
worldwide
BaghdadNasiriyah
31.058, 46.257 · 308 km from Baghdad
City population
558,400
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Iraq
#10
of 95 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#998
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Iraq
1.2%
of the national population

About Nasiriyah

At 7 m above sea level, Nasiriyah is the largest city in Dhi Qar with a population of 558,400. Located 308 km from Baghdad, it accounts for 1.2% of Iraq's national population and ranks tenth among the country's 95 listed cities. Ash Shaţrah lies 40 km away with 182,175 residents; As Samawah and Al Madīnah are both approximately 97 km distant with populations of 152,890 and 255,000 respectively.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Iraq
#10of 95
LargestSmallest
Position in Dhi Qar
#1of 4
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Iraq
Region
Dhi Qar
Rank in region
#1of 4
Distance to capital
308 km
to Baghdad
Elevation
7 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Baghdad
Coordinates
31.058, 46.257
Record updated
2024-02-14
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.

40KMAsh Shaţrah182K people45KMNāḩiyat al Fuhūd22K people91KMQal‘at Sukkar110K people97KMAs Samawah153K people97KMAl Madīnah255K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Nasiriyah558K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Nasiriyah compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Nasiriyah558K

Nasiriyah Population FAQ

What is the population of Nasiriyah?

Nasiriyah has a city population of 558,400. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Nasiriyah?

Nasiriyah is in Dhi Qar, Iraq, 308 km from the capital, Baghdad. Its coordinates are 31.058, 46.257.

How big is Nasiriyah compared with other cities in Iraq?

It is the 10th largest of the 95 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iraq, holding 1.2% of the national population.

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