Elevation of towns in Iraq

260 towns in Iraq have a reading on the GMTED2010 grid. The highest is Tāiman (Irbīl) at 1,737 m (5,699 ft); the lowest is al-Hāriṯah (al-Başrah) at 2 m (7 ft). Half of the towns sit above 153 m (the mean is 235 m).

Highest towns in Iraq

#	Town	Elevation
1	Tāiman Irbīl	1,737 m (5,699 ft)
2	'Amadīyah Dahūk	1,693 m (5,554 ft)
3	Panjwīn as-Sulaymānīyah	1,289 m (4,229 ft)
4	Bahunah Dahūk	1,185 m (3,888 ft)
5	Şalāh̨addīn Irbīl	1,101 m (3,612 ft)
6	Bayinjan H̱wānī as-Sulaymānīyah	974 m (3,196 ft)
7	Takīyah Kākah at-Ta'mīm	882 m (2,894 ft)
8	Allāyī Sārū as-Sulaymānīyah	864 m (2,835 ft)
9	Taynal as-Sulaymānīyah	852 m (2,795 ft)
10	as-Sulaymānīyah as-Sulaymānīyah	832 m (2,730 ft)

Lowest towns in Iraq

#	Town	Elevation
1	al-Hāriṯah al-Başrah	2 m (7 ft)
2	al-Fāw al-Başrah	2 m (7 ft)
3	H̨amrīnān al-Başrah	3 m (10 ft)
4	al-Fuhūd Đī Qār	4 m (13 ft)
5	aş-Şulayb Maysān	5 m (16 ft)
6	aš-Šāhīn al-Başrah	5 m (16 ft)
7	al-H̨uwayr al-Başrah	5 m (16 ft)
8	Şālih ad-Dugaym Đī Qār	5 m (16 ft)
9	al-Başrah al-Başrah	5 m (16 ft)
10	Abū-al-H̱aşīb al-Başrah	5 m (16 ft)

Regions of Iraq

Region	Towns	Mean	Highest town	Lowest town
Baghdad	9	36 m	Bagdād 39 m	Ajrab 33 m
Bābil	14	33 m	Salmān-al-H̨usayn 47 m	Šayẖ H̨antūš 25 m
Dahūk	10	688 m	'Amadīyah 1,693 m	Girpān 404 m
Diyalā	9	86 m	H̱ānaqīn 183 m	Rūz 41 m
Irbīl	13	609 m	Tāiman 1,737 m	Yāramjah 211 m
Maysān	10	9 m	Šayẖ Sa'd 12 m	aş-Şulayb 5 m
Nīnawā	65	309 m	aš-Šayẖān 636 m	Šayẖ 124 m
Wāsiţ	8	25 m	Qaşr H̨āmid 29 m	al-H̨ayy 19 m
al-Anbār	25	109 m	ar-Ruţbah 617 m	Muh̨ammad-al-'Abbās 41 m
al-Başrah	11	6 m	az-Zubayr 11 m	al-Hāriṯah 2 m
al-Muṯannā	3	15 m	ar-Rumayṯah 18 m	al-H̱id̨r 11 m
al-Qādisiyah	12	23 m	Abū Şuẖayr 27 m	aš-Šināfīyah 18 m
as-Sulaymānīyah	18	716 m	Panjwīn 1,289 m	Darband-e H̱ān 516 m
at-Ta'mīm	25	272 m	Takīyah Kākah 882 m	'Umar Mandān 114 m
Đī Qār	10	9 m	Qal'at Sukkar 15 m	al-Fuhūd 4 m
Şalāh̨-ad-Dīn	15	95 m	Mah̨aţţat Bayjī 143 m	ad-Dujayl 39 m

All towns in Iraq