Highest Elevation in Iraq

Top 100 cities ranked by highest elevation

Best Iraq Cities

Composite rankings combining multiple weighted metrics, 4 topics from climate and air quality data.

Best Climate Cities
Warm temperatures, plenty of sunshine and clean air.
Cleanest Air Cities
Lowest pollution levels for healthy outdoor living.
Sunniest Cities
Most days of sunshine per year, with warm and dry climate.
Most Urban Cities
Densely populated city centers with the largest urban footprints.
Population & Density
Largest Cities Smallest Cities Most Dense Least Dense
Climate & Air
Warmest Cities Coldest Cities Rainiest Cities Driest Cities Snowiest Cities
Geography & Infrastructure
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Highest Elevation - Iraq

1 Baynjiwayn 05 4,183 ft
2 Al ‘Amādīyah 08 3,894 ft
3 Taxe Cheya Azadiye 08 3,327 ft
4 Batifa 08 2,789 ft
5 Sulaymaniyah 05 2,779 ft
6 Ṟuwandiz 11 2,713 ft
7 Begova 08 2,592 ft
8 ‘Aqrah 15 2,474 ft
9 Soran 11 2,431 ft
10 Halabja 19 2,333 ft
11 Jamjamāl 05 2,313 ft
12 Qeładizê 05 2,067 ft
13 Ar Ruţbah 01 2,034 ft
14 Sīnah 08 1,982 ft
15 Hetit 08 1,969 ft
16 Koysinceq 11 1,969 ft
17 Hajiawa 05 1,890 ft
18 Sinjār 15 1,696 ft
19 Ash Shaykhān 15 1,680 ft
20 Dihok 08 1,673 ft
21 Sumayl 08 1,526 ft
22 Simele 08 1,519 ft
23 Zaxo 08 1,440 ft
24 Erbil 11 1,407 ft
25 Kays Qal‘ah 15 1,388 ft
26 ‘Aynkāwah 11 1,355 ft
27 Tall ‘Afar 15 1,335 ft
28 Ibrāhīm al Khalīl 08 1,302 ft
29 Kirkuk 13 1,135 ft
30 Barţalah 15 945 ft
31 Tallkayf 15 915 ft
32 Al-Hamdaniya 15 899 ft
33 Al Mawşil al Jadīdah 15 784 ft
34 Kifrī 10 751 ft
35 Mosul 15 748 ft
36 Ţūz Khūrmātū 18 745 ft
37 Kelar 05 709 ft
38 Al Ḩawījah 13 630 ft
39 Rāwah 01 610 ft
40 Khānaqīn 10 607 ft
41 Al Qā’im 01 591 ft
42 ‘Anah 01 581 ft
43 ‘Anat al Qadīmah 01 561 ft
44 Ash Sharqāt 18 522 ft
45 AlZwya 18 459 ft
46 Mandalī 10 423 ft
47 Al Ḩaqlānīyah 01 413 ft
48 Ḩadīthah 01 397 ft
49 Bayjī 18 377 ft
50 Tikrīt 18 367 ft
51 Sāmarrā’ 18 262 ft
52 Hīt 01 200 ft
53 Al Miqdādīyah 10 197 ft
54 Balad 18 174 ft
55 Ramadi 01 174 ft
56 Baqubah 10 157 ft
57 Ad Dujayl 18 151 ft
58 Al Fallūjah 01 148 ft
59 Khāliş 10 141 ft
60 Abū Ghurayb 07 138 ft
61 Najaf 17 135 ft
62 Baghdad 07 135 ft
63 Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah 06 121 ft
64 Al Musayyib 06 121 ft
65 Nāḩīyat Saddat al Hindīyah 06 118 ft
66 Al Maḩmūdīyah 07 112 ft
67 Al Hillah 06 108 ft
68 Karbala 12 105 ft
69 Aş Şuwayrah 16 105 ft
70 An Nu‘mānīyah 16 98 ft
71 Al Maḩāwīl 06 98 ft
72 al-Qasim 06 98 ft
73 Al ‘Azīzīyah 16 92 ft
74 Al Diwaniyah 04 82 ft
75 ‘Afak 04 82 ft
76 Al Mishkhāb 17 79 ft
77 Kufa 17 79 ft
78 Ash Shāmīyah 04 75 ft
79 Al-Kut 16 72 ft
80 Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah 04 69 ft
81 Al Ḩayy 16 66 ft
82 Nahiyat Ghammas 04 59 ft
83 Ar Rumaythah 03 59 ft
84 Al Hindīyah 12 52 ft
85 As Samawah 03 49 ft
86 Qal‘at Sukkar 09 49 ft
87 ‘Alī al Gharbī 14 46 ft
88 Az Zubayr 02 43 ft
89 Ash Shaţrah 09 43 ft
90 Al ‘Amārah 14 33 ft
91 Umm Qaşr 02 30 ft
92 Nasiriyah 09 23 ft
93 Al Başrah al Qadīmah 02 23 ft
94 Al Qurnah 02 20 ft
95 Al Madīnah 02 20 ft
96 Al Hārithah 02 16 ft
97 Nāḩiyat al Fuhūd 09 16 ft
98 Basrah 02 13 ft
99 Abī al Khaşīb 02 10 ft
100 Al Fāw 02 7 ft

Explore the top 100 cities ranked by highest elevation in Iraq.

City rankings help residents, researchers, and policymakers understand how communities compare across important quality-of-life measures.

Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, FBI Crime Statistics, and NOAA climate records.

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