Map of Al Fāw, Iraq

Al Fāw is a city in Basra, Iraq, with a population of about 104,569. It lies at 29.9742°N, 48.4731°E. Al Fāw is about 537 km (334 mi) southeast of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Abadan, 44 km to the north.

Al Fāw at a glance

Where is Al Fāw?

• The 44th largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• The 6th largest city in Basra on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 13 min on the shortest day to 14 h 05 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Al Fāw

• Abadan — 44 km north, Iran
• Umm Qaşr — 54 km west
• Khorramshahr — 59 km northwest, Iran
• Shādegān — 77 km north, Iran
• Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni — 79 km northeast, Iran
• Kuwait City — 82 km southwest, Kuwait
• Ḩawallī — 83 km southwest, Kuwait
• Al Başrah al Qadīmah — 86 km northwest
• Az Zubayr — 88 km northwest
• Basrah — 89 km northwest

Largest cities in Basra

• Basrah — 1,326,564
• Al Madīnah — 255,000
• Al Qurnah — 134,174
• Az Zubayr — 122,676
• Umm Qaşr — 107,620

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.