Map of ‘Afak, Iraq

‘Afak is a city in Al-Qadisiyah, Iraq, with a population of about 35,536. It lies at 32.0643°N, 45.2474°E. ‘Afak is about 163 km (101 mi) southeast of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ad Dīwānīyah, 31 km to the west.

‘Afak at a glance

Where is ‘Afak?

• The 3rd largest city in Al-Qadisiyah on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 03 min on the shortest day to 14 h 15 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near ‘Afak

• Ad Dīwānīyah — 31 km west
• An Nu‘mānīyah — 57 km north
• Imam Qasim — 59 km northwest
• Ar Rumaythah — 60 km south
• Ash Shāmīyah — 62 km west
• Al Kūt — 73 km northeast
• Al Ḩayy — 76 km east
• Kufa — 76 km west
• As Samawah — 82 km south
• Najaf — 85 km west

Largest cities in Al-Qadisiyah

• Ad Dīwānīyah — 318,801
• Ash Shāmīyah — 57,661

Largest cities in Iraq

• Baghdad — 7,216,000
• Al Başrah al Qadīmah — 2,015,483
• Mosul — 1,683,000
• Erbil — 1,612,700
• Basrah — 1,326,564
• Karbala — 1,218,732
• Kirkuk — 1,031,000
• Abū Ghurayb — 900,000
• As Sulaymānīyah — 878,146
• Nasiriyah — 558,400

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.