Al-Kut at a glance
- Al-Kut is among the 20 largest cities in Iraq, with a population of about 320,000.
- No town in Wasit is bigger.
- It's about 161 km to Baghdad, the country's largest city.
- Close by: An Nu‘mānīyah (38 km), Al Ḩayy (43 km) and ‘Afak (73 km).