Map of Al Musayyib, Iraq

Al Musayyib is a city in Babil, Iraq, with a population of about 101,873. It lies at 32.7787°N, 44.2901°E. Al Musayyib is about 63 km (39 mi) south of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Nāḩīyat Saddat al Hindīyah, 7 km to the south.

Al Musayyib at a glance

Where is Al Musayyib?

• The 45th largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Babil on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 59 min on the shortest day to 14 h 19 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Al Musayyib

• Nāḩīyat Saddat al Hindīyah — 7 km south
• Al Hindīyah — 26 km south
• Karbala — 31 km southwest
• Al Maḩmūdīyah — 32 km north
• Al Ḩillah — 37 km south
• Aş Şuwayrah — 48 km east
• Abū Ghurayb — 59 km north
• Baghdad — 63 km north
• Imam Qasim — 65 km southeast
• Al ‘Azīzīyah — 74 km east

Largest cities in Babil

• Al Ḩillah — 455,700
• Imam Qasim — 93,546
• Nāḩīyat Saddat al Hindīyah — 35,720

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.