Cities Near Baghdad
Baghdad is located in Iraq. Several major cities lie within a short distance of Baghdad, including Ctesiphon (32 km), Karbala (84 km) and Hillah (93 km). This page lists important cities located near Baghdad together with their distance. Note that this list is limited to large cities with more than 500,000 inhabitants.
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Currently limited to 1,031 cities with more than 500,000 inhabitants in our database.
Cities within 500 km of Baghdad
| City | Country | Distance | Direction | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ctesiphon | Iraq | 32 km | Southeast | 500,000 |
| Karbala | Iraq | 84 km | South | 690,100 |
| Hillah | Iraq | 93 km | South | 541,034 |
| Ramadi | Iraq | 100 km | West | 874,543 |
| Najaf | Iraq | 143 km | South | 724,700 |
| Kirkuk | Iraq | 239 km | North | 975,000 |
| Sulaymaniyah | Iraq | 267 km | North | 878,146 |
| Kermanshah | Iran | 273 km | Northeast | 946,651 |
| Amarah | Iraq | 309 km | Southeast | 511,500 |
| Nasiriyah | Iraq | 309 km | Southeast | 541,600 |
| Erbil | Iraq | 321 km | North | 846,000 |
| Mosul | Iraq | 358 km | North | 1,792,000 |
| Hamadan | Iran | 416 km | Northeast | 554,406 |
| Basra | Iraq | 450 km | Southeast | 1,326,564 |
| Ahvaz | Iran | 462 km | Southeast | 1,184,788 |
| Urmia | Iran | 475 km | North | 736,224 |