Map of As Samawah, Iraq

As Samawah is the administrative centre of Muthanna, Iraq, with a population of about 152,890. It lies at 31.3320°N, 45.2944°E. As Samawah is about 239 km (148 mi) south of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ar Rumaythah, 23 km to the north.

As Samawah at a glance

Where is As Samawah?

• The 28th largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 06 min on the shortest day to 14 h 11 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near As Samawah

• Ar Rumaythah — 23 km north
• Ad Dīwānīyah — 81 km northwest
• ‘Afak — 82 km north
• Ash Shaţrah — 84 km east
• Ash Shāmīyah — 96 km northwest
• Nasiriyah — 97 km east
• Kufa — 114 km northwest
• Al Ḩayy — 117 km northeast
• Najaf — 118 km northwest
• Imam Qasim — 122 km northwest

Largest cities in Muthanna

• Ar Rumaythah — 47,248

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.