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Governorates of Iraq map Iraq Population Density, 2000. ... City or Town Governorate 1987 Census 2009 Estimate 2018 Estimate [1] 1 Baghdad: Baghdad: 3,841,268 5,521,242
Najaf [a] is the capital city of the Najaf Governorate in central Iraq, about 160 km (99 mi) south of Baghdad. Its estimated population in 2024 is about 1.41 million people. [ 1 ] It is widely considered amongst the holiest cities of Shia Islam and one of its spiritual capitals, as well as the center of Shia political power in Iraq.
City Population Founding date Image 1 Egypt: Cairo: 22,623,874 968 CE [3] 2 Iraq: Baghdad: 8,126,755 762 CE [4] 3
As it crosses the Syrian border, the Euphrates flows into Iraq near Al-Qa'im in Al Anbar Province. Between Anah and Haditha , the Haditha Dam creates a large lake, known as Lake Qadisiyah . Between the Syrian border and the town of Hit (in the Heet District ), [ 3 ] shoals and rapids make the river commercially unnavigable.
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Mosque of Kufa in Iraq. Great Mosque of Kufa in Kufa, Iraq - contains the tombs of Muslim ibn Aqeel, Khadijah bint Ali, Hani ibn Urwa, and Al-Mukhtar. The mosque also contains many important sites relating to the prophets and Ali, including the place where he was fatally struck on the head while in prostration, Sujud.
This is a list of the cities in Kurdistan Region in Iraq. Name Governorate Kurdish Population; ... Canyon near to the city of Rawandiz. Erbil. Akre. See also. The ...
Baghdad [note 1] (Arabic: بغداد, Baghdād) is the capital and largest city of Iraq, located along the Tigris in the central part of the country. With a population exceeding 7 million, it ranks among the most populous cities in the Middle East and Arab World and forms 22% of the country's population.