Map of Al Madīnah, Iraq

Al Madīnah is a city in Basra, Iraq, with a population of about 255,000. It lies at 30.9632°N, 47.2700°E. Al Madīnah is about 378 km (235 mi) southeast of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Al Qurnah, 17 km to the east.

Al Madīnah at a glance

Where is Al Madīnah?

• The 18th largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Basra on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 08 min on the shortest day to 14 h 09 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Al Madīnah

• Al Qurnah — 17 km east
• Qal‘at Şāliḩ — 63 km north
• Basrah — 70 km southeast
• Al Başrah al Qadīmah — 73 km southeast
• Az Zubayr — 76 km southeast
• Nasiriyah — 97 km west
• Al ‘Amārah — 98 km north
• Khorramshahr — 105 km southeast, Iran
• Sūsangerd — 110 km northeast, Iran
• Ash Shaţrah — 116 km northwest

Largest cities in Basra

• Basrah — 1,326,564
• Al Qurnah — 134,174
• Az Zubayr — 122,676
• Umm Qaşr — 107,620
• Al Fāw — 104,569

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.