Map of Al Başrah al Qadīmah, Iraq

Al Başrah al Qadīmah is a city in Iraq, with a population of about 2,015,483. It lies at 30.5032°N, 47.8151°E. Al Başrah al Qadīmah is about 451 km (280 mi) southeast of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Basrah, 3 km to the west.

Al Başrah al Qadīmah at a glance

Where is Al Başrah al Qadīmah?

• The 2nd largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 10 min on the shortest day to 14 h 07 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Al Başrah al Qadīmah

• Basrah — 3 km west
• Az Zubayr — 16 km southwest
• Khorramshahr — 36 km east, Iran
• Abadan — 50 km east, Iran
• Umm Qaşr — 53 km south
• Al Qurnah — 68 km northwest
• Al Madīnah — 73 km northwest
• Shādegān — 83 km east, Iran
• Al Fāw — 86 km southeast
• Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh — 115 km northeast, Iran

Largest cities in Iraq

• Baghdad — 7,216,000
• 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
• Najaf — 482,576

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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.