Baqubah
Sign in to saveBaqubah (; BGN: Ba‘qūbah; also spelled Baquba and Baqouba) is the capital of the Diyala Governorate of Iraq. The city is located some to the northeast of Baghdad, on the Diyala River. In 2025 the population of the Baqubah metro area reached 377,000. While some sources say that Baqubah's total population is 600,000.
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Baqubah is the capital city of Diyala Governorate in Iraq, located northeast of Baghdad along the Diyala River. With a metropolitan population of around 377,000 people as of 2025, it is a significant urban center in the region.
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Place details
- Locality
- بعقوبة
- Region
- محافظة ديالى
- Country
- العراق
- Population
- 152,550
- Timezone
- Asia/Baghdad
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- Districts
- History
- Medieval history
- Modern history
- Recent history
- Attacks during Iraq War
- Operation Arrowhead Ripper
- Lingering legacy of [[Ba'ath Party]] and [[Saddam Hussein]]
- Climate
- Transport
- See also
- References
- Further reading
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Baqubah (; BGN: Ba‘qūbah; also spelled Baquba and Baqouba) is the capital of the Diyala Governorate of Iraq. The city is located some to the northeast of Baghdad, on the Diyala River. In 2025 the population of the Baqubah metro area reached 377,000. While some sources say that Baqubah's total population is 600,000.
Baqubah served as a way station between Baghdad and Khorasan on the medieval Khorasan Road. During the Abbasid Caliphate, it was known for its date and fruit orchards, irrigated by the Nahrawan Canal. It is now known as the centre of Iraq's commercial orange groves. During the Iraq war, Baqubah served as the capital of Al Qaeda in Iraq as well as the Islamic State of Iraq, the predecessors of the Islamic State.