THE GULF WAR: The Battle Front : Iraqi Population Centers
Baghdad: 5.35 million
Basra: 616,700
Mosul: 570,926
Irbil: 333,903
Sulaymaniyah: 279,424
Najaf: 242,603
Hillah: 215,249
Kirkuk: 207,852
Karbala: 184,574
Amarah: 131,758
Samarra: 62,000
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