Map of Baqubah, Iraq

Baqubah is the administrative centre of Diyala, Iraq, with a population of about 152,550. It lies at 33.7540°N, 44.6052°E. Baqubah is about 50 km (31 mi) north of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Khāliş, 9 km to the northwest.

Baqubah at a glance

Where is Baqubah?

• The 29th largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in Diyala on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 54 min on the shortest day to 14 h 24 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Baqubah

• Khāliş — 9 km northwest
• Al Miqdādīyah — 40 km northeast
• Baghdad — 50 km south
• Balad — 51 km northwest
• Abū Ghurayb — 63 km southwest
• Al Maḩmūdīyah — 80 km south
• Sāmarrā’ — 83 km northwest
• Al Fallūjah — 88 km southwest
• Aş Şuwayrah — 93 km south
• Khānaqīn — 98 km northeast

Largest cities in Diyala

• Khānaqīn — 175,000
• Al Miqdādīyah — 155,968
• Khāliş — 70,046

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.