
City · 467,900 people
Baqubah
Capital of Iraq's Diyala Governorate.
In and around Baqubah
MapWeather by season
- Dec–Feb18° / 7°(a good time to go)
- Mar–May30° / 16°
- Jun–Aug44° / 28°
- Sep–Nov32° / 19°
Average high / low (°C). Data for Baghdad, 54 km away. Highlighted: the best months to go. Baghdad station, 2013–2025 monthly records · Meteostat. Raw data: NOAA, Deutscher Wetterdienst and others. (CC BY 4.0).
About Baqubah
Baqubah is the capital of the Diyala Governorate of Iraq. The city is located some 50 km (31 mi) to the northeast of Baghdad, on the Diyala River. In 2025 the population of the Baqubah metro area reached 377,000.
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Full Baqubah travel guide
Getting around, food, where to stay
Photo credits (2)
- Eshnunna: Marie-Lan Nguyen · Public domain · Commons
- Khafajah: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons

