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City profile · Iraq · Asia

Tikrīt

Salah ad Din · Iraq
City population
42,477
#64
in Iraq
#5
in Salah ad Din
#13,226
worldwide
BaghdadTikrīt
34.616, 43.679 · 157 km from Baghdad
City population
42,477
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Iraq
#64
of 95 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#13,226
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Iraq
0.1%
of the national population

About Tikrīt

Tikrīt is a city in Salah ad Din, Iraq with a population of 42,477. It is the 64th largest of the 95 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iraq, and the 13,226th largest worldwide. It lies 157 km from Baghdad.

Position in Iraq
#64of 95
LargestSmallest
Position in Salah ad Din
#5of 8
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Iraq
Region
Salah ad Din
Rank in region
#5of 8
Distance to capital
157 km
to Baghdad
Elevation
112 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Baghdad
Coordinates
34.616, 43.679
Record updated
2024-07-14
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.

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