Nasiriyah
City in Iraq: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Naserya city center 1: Mohamad.bagher.nasery, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Nasiriyah is a city in Iraq, in Dhi Qar. About 558,400 people live in the city proper, making it the 9th largest city of Iraq in our atlas.
It lies at 31.06° N, 46.26° E, about 7 m (23 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Baghdad time zone.
Location
Red dot: Nasiriyah. Green dots: other major cities of Iraq. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Nasiriyah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 47°C (117°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 5°C (40°F). Around 99 mm (4 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in IraqNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Basrah · 157 km
- Al Hillah · 234 km
- Baghdad · 309 km
- Sadr City · 310 km
- Abū Ghurayb · 318 km
- Sulaymaniyah · 506 km
- Kirkuk · 521 km
- Erbil · 609 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 98854 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q38811 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Naserya city center 1: Mohamad.bagher.nasery, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)