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The largest lakes in Iraq

Lakes by area in Iraq: all 15 recorded entries — led by Lake Tharthar (1,699 km²). Each entry links to its page in the atlas, with map, key facts and images.

Recorded
15
Top entry
Lake Tharthar
Area
1,699 km²

Lakes by area

  1. 1Lake Tharthar1,699 km²
  2. 2Lake Milh1,330 km²
  3. 3Mosul Reservoir347 km²
  4. 4Lake Qadisiyah339 km²
  5. 5Lake Dukan120 km²
  6. 6Buḩayrat Darbandikhan115 km²
  7. 7Hawr Umm an Ni‘āj90 km²
  8. 8Lake Hamrin80 km²
  9. 9Hūr ol ‘Az̧īm36 km²
  10. 10Hawr Umm al Baqar16 km²
  11. 11Sawa Lake5 km²
  12. 12Nahr al ‘Izz5 km²
  13. 13Dibs3 km²
  14. 14Hawr al ‘Awīfah2 km²
  15. 15Buḩayrat Dahūk1 km²

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