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Iraqi and Kuwaiti Cities

Over a million

Name Metro population (millions)1
بغداد (Bagdad)2 5.4
الموصل (al-Mawsil)3 2.9
البصره (al-Baṣrah)4 1.9
اربيل (Arbīl) or حەولێر (Hewlêr) 5 1.3
الكويت (Al-Kuwayt)6 2.7

Selected smaller cities or former cities of historical note

Name Alternate names
Kalhu Nimrud, Calah, Kalakh
Ninua7Nineue, Nineveh
Lalish Lalis
Amadiyah Amedi
As SulaymaniyahSulaymaniyah
Assur Ashur, Ansarki, Ašur (اشور), Qal'at Sherqat
Σελεύκεια (Seleukeia)8Seuleceia
Dur-Kurigalzu Aqar Quf
Al-Karbala Karbala
Akkad Accad, Agade
Babilu Babylon, Babel, Kadingirra, Karanduniah, Babulon
Κτησιφων (Ktesiphon)7Thesiphon
Isin
Nibbur Nippur, Nibru, نففر (Nuffar or Niffer)
an Najaf
Ur Urimki
Uruk Erech, Unug, Orchoë, Warká
Lagash
Hatra al-Hadr
Samarra

Footnotes

1. world-gazetteer.com, Iraq cities page, accessed 1/18/2010.
2. Or Baghdad
3. Or Mosul or Mossul (list from world-gazetteer.com, Iraq cities page, accessed 1/18/2010).
4. Or Basra, Bassora, Bassorah, Busorra, Busra, Busrah (list from world-gazetteer.com, Iraq cities page, accessed 1/18/2010).
5. Or Irbil, Erbil, Arbela, Hawler (list, except for Hawler, from world-gazetteer.com, Iraq cities page, accessed 1/18/2010).
6. Or Kuwayt, Kuwait, Koweit, Qurayn, Qurein (list from world-gazetteer.com, Iraq cities page, accessed 1/18/2010).
7. In the الموصل (al-Mawsil) metropolitan area.
8. Σελεύκεια (Seleukeia) and Κτησιφων (Ktesiphon) were on opposite banks of the Dijlah (Tigris) River.