Baghdad (Arabic: بغداد‎ ‎ , ) is the capital of Iraq. The population of Baghdad, as of 2016 , is approximately 8,765,000, making it the largest city in Iraq, the second largest city in the Arab world (after Cairo, Egypt), and the second largest city in Western Asia (after Tehran, Iran).
Iraq is home to the largest city in the Arab world.
Egypt is home to the largest city in the Arab world (Cairo) and Iraq is second