Mosul, the capital of Nineveh Governorate, is a significant city in northern Iraq. With a population of over 3,7 million, the city is the second-largest city in Iraq by area and population after Baghdad. Mosul lies approximately 400km north of Baghdad on the Tigris River.

Mosul’s metropolitan area has expanded from the city of Mosul on its western side to include substantial areas on both the Left Bank (west side) and the Right Bank (west side). Locals refer to these two riverbanks as the “Left Bank”. Mosul includes the remains of Nineveh, an ancient Assyrian capital on its eastern side.

Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, is also the second-largest Arab city after Cairo. It is situated 25 miles from Tigris, near the ruins and capital of Ctesiphon, the Sassanid Persian capital.

Baghdad became the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate in 762 CE and was its most significant major development project. The city became a major cultural, commercial, intellectual, and political center in the Muslim world within a relatively short period. It is known worldwide as the “Center of Learning” because it houses many influential academic institutions, such as the House of Wisdom.

Kirkuk, a city in Iraq serving as Kirkuk Governorate’s capital. It’s located 238km (148 miles) north of Baghdad. Many Turkmen, Arabs, and Kurds call it home. Kirkuk, near Fallujah, is a city in Al Anbar province in Iraq. It is approximately 69 km (43 mi) west of Baghdad on the Euphrates. Fallujah is a Babylonian city home to many critical Jewish academies over the centuries.
From a small village in 1947, the city grew to have a population of 275 128 people in 2011. The city grew from a small town in 1947 to a population of 275,128 in 2011.

Fallujah, a city in Al Anbar province in Iraq, is located approximately 69 km (43 mi) west of Baghdad on the Euphrates. Fallujah dated back to Babylonian times and was home to many critical Jewish academies over the centuries.

From a small village in 1947, the city grew to a population of 275 128 in 2011. It is also known as “the city of mosques” in Iraq for its more than 200 mosques.

Ramadi, located in central Iraq, is approximately 110 km (68 mi) to the west of Baghdad. It is 50 kilometers (31.3 mi) west Fallujah. It is also the capital of Al Anbar Governorate. It is located along the Euphrates River and is Al-Anbar’s largest city. The Ottoman Empire was founded in 1879. By 2018, it had 223,500 inhabitants. Nearly all of them are Sunni Arabs of the Dulaim tribal confederation. It is located in the Sunni Triangle region of western Iraq.