Map of Basrah, Iraq

Basrah is the administrative centre of Basra, Iraq, with a population of about 1,326,564. It lies at 30.5085°N, 47.7804°E. Basrah is about 448 km (278 mi) southeast of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Al Başrah al Qadīmah, 3 km to the east.

Basrah at a glance

Where is Basrah?

• The 5th largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• The largest city in Basra on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 10 min on the shortest day to 14 h 07 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Basrah

• Al Başrah al Qadīmah — 3 km east
• Az Zubayr — 15 km southwest
• Khorramshahr — 39 km east, Iran
• Abadan — 54 km east, Iran
• Umm Qaşr — 54 km south
• Al Qurnah — 65 km northwest
• Al Madīnah — 70 km northwest
• Shādegān — 86 km east, Iran
• Al Fāw — 89 km southeast
• Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh — 117 km northeast, Iran

Largest cities in Basra

• Al Madīnah — 255,000
• 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
• Karbala — 1,218,732
• Kirkuk — 1,031,000
• Abū Ghurayb — 900,000
• As Sulaymānīyah — 878,146
• Nasiriyah — 558,400
• Najaf — 482,576

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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.