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Afak () is a town in Al-Qadisiyah Governorate, Iraq. It is located 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Al Diwaniyah and 170 km (105 mi) south of Baghdad.

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Place details

Locality
عفك
Region
محافظة القادسية
Country
العراق
Population
35,536
Timezone
Asia/Baghdad

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Air quality

109US AQIUnhealthy (sensitive)
PM2.5
31.0 µg/m³
PM10
112.0 µg/m³
As of 2026-08-10 02:00 · Open-Meteo

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Afak
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Dalmaj marsh038.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Iraq
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Qādisiyyah
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Afak
Settlement.established_title
Date of establishment
Settlement.established_date
1715
Settlement.population_note
District total
Settlement.population_total
165,000

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Country
Iraq
Located in
Afaq District
Official language
Arabic
Population
75000
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Image
Dalmaj marsh011.jpg
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Commons category
Afak
inception
1715-00-00
time of earliest written record
1715-00-00
postal code
58006
native label
عفك
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On the map

3 mapped locations