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Yathrib

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Total population

120,000

Elevation56 m
Land area262.8 km²
Coordinates34.00°, 44.35°

Demographic figures from Central Statistical Organization (Iraq). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation
56 m
Area
262.8 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Yathrib, also transliterated Yethrib, is a city in the Salah ad Din Governorate, Iraq, 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of the national capital, Baghdad. It is in the so-called Sunni Triangle. The city is located right on the Tigris River. With the nearby cities and towns of Dhululiyah, Balad, Ishaqi, Dojama, Tarmiyah, and Taji, it forms the northern Baghdad "belt" and sits along two highways that run between Samarra and the capital city Baghdad.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
33.9956
Longitude
44.3498
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
13
Distinct species (top 10)
8

Most-observed species

  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    3
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    2
  • Tropical milkweed, Bloodflower, Scarlet milkweed
    Asclepias curassavica L. · Magnoliopsida
    2
  • Date
    Phoenix dactylifera L. · Liliopsida
    2
  • Firebrat
    Thermobia domestica (Packard, 1837) · Insecta
    1
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1
  • Perennial Pigweed
    Amaranthus deflexus L. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Green Toad
    Bufotes viridis (Laurenti, 1768) · Amphibia
    1

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
12
Largest magnitude
4.6
Largest event
2018-02-19

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Iraq

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.37
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,960

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
75
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Eurasian Collared-Dove
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Seen 2025-07-23
Date Palm
Date Palm
Phoenix dactylifera
Seen 2025-07-23
House Sparrow
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Seen 2024-07-29
Feral Pigeon
Feral Pigeon
Columba livia domestica
Seen 2024-07-29
Prostrate Amaranth
Prostrate Amaranth
Amaranthus deflexus
Seen 2023-07-19
pomegranate
pomegranate
Punica granatum
Seen 2011-03-24
Common Wood-Pigeon
Common Wood-Pigeon
Columba palumbus
Seen 2010-07-10
Coracias benghalensis benghalensis
Coracias benghalensis benghalensis
Coracias benghalensis benghalensis
Seen 2010-07-04

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API