Local time
Sun, 5:00 AM GMT+3Asia/BaghdadCityCapital
Baghdad
33.34° N, 44.39° E
- Population
- 5,054,000
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 25
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 25 cities of Iraq in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Iraq, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Asia/Baghdad
Traveler brief
Only what this atlas can source — no hours, prices, visas or safety advice.
Practical bearings for Baghdad, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Baghdad have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The origin of Baghdad's name is unclear; it may mean "gift of God," from the pre-Islamic words "bagh" (god) and "dad" (given).
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person