Highest Major Cities in Iraq

Cities in Iraq with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇮🇶 See all of this country’s rankings →

All entries · 50

500 metres1,000 metres

Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Baynjiwayn27,116 people · Sulaymaniyah

1,275 m

Pīrmām38,686 people · Erbil

1,100 m

Shaqlāwah32,599 people · Erbil

870 m

Batifa28,000 people · Duhok

859 m

Sulaymaniyah878,146 people · Sulaymaniyah

847 m

Ṟuwandiz22,943 people · Erbil

827 m

‘Aqrah23,000 people · Nineveh

754 m

Soran91,589 people · Erbil

741 m

Halabja57,333 people · Halabja

711 m

Jamjamāl42,593 people · Sulaymaniyah

705 m

Ḩarir32,171 people · Erbil

699 m

Shūrash29,960 people · Sulaymaniyah

686 m

'Ākra105,370 people · Nineveh

674 m

Khasnahzān146,639 people · Erbil

664 m

Khalīfān19,891 people · Erbil

648 m

Qeładizê140,688 people · Sulaymaniyah

630 m

Dêrelûk Devera Nihêliya44,448 people · Duhok

626 m

Ar Ruţbah22,370 people · Anbar

620 m

Sīnah128,776 people · Duhok

604 m

Koysinceq44,987 people · Erbil

600 m

Hajiawa80,000 people · Sulaymaniyah

576 m

Rānyah114,173 people · Sulaymaniyah

574 m

Shelādiz50,000 people · Duhok

565 m

Sinjār38,294 people · Nineveh

517 m

Derbendîxan54,896 people · Sulaymaniyah

510 m

Dihok340,900 people · Duhok

510 m

Sumayl152,512 people · Duhok

465 m

Baḥarkah130,518 people · Erbil

464 m

Simele152,512 people · Duhok

463 m

Zaxo95,052 people · Duhok

439 m

Erbil1,612,700 people · Erbil

429 m

Kirkuk1,031,000 people · Kirkuk

346 m

Xebat148,047 people · Erbil

280 m

Tallkayf23,524 people · Nineveh

279 m

Al-Hamdaniya50,000 people · Nineveh

274 m

Tāzah Khūrmātū21,788 people · Kirkuk

243 m

Al Mawşil al Jadīdah2,065,597 people · Nineveh

239 m

Kifrī30,143 people · Diyala

229 m

Mosul1,683,000 people · Nineveh

228 m

Ţūz Khūrmātū120,712 people · Salah ad Din

227 m

Kelar250,000 people · Sulaymaniyah

216 m

Khānaqīn175,000 people · Diyala

185 m

Al Qā’im74,100 people · Anbar

180 m

‘Anah27,000 people · Anbar

177 m

‘Anat al Qadīmah19,719 people · Anbar

171 m

Ash Sharqāt160,000 people · Salah ad Din

159 m

Mandalī29,785 people · Diyala

129 m

Ḩadīthah30,925 people · Anbar

121 m

Bayjī173,677 people · Salah ad Din

115 m

Tikrīt42,477 people · Salah ad Din

112 m

Highlights

Within Iraq, Baynjiwayn ranks first in 2026 with 1,275 m, followed by Pīrmām (1,100 m) and Shaqlāwah (870 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 1,275 m (Baynjiwayn) to 112 m (Tikrīt), with a median of 510 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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