Cemetery #190247
North Gate Cemetery
Local name: مقبرة الإنكليز
Also known as Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery · Maqbarat al Jaysh al Brīţānī
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documented records
≈ 970–1,900
approx. capacity (graves)
0.049 km²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery is the largest Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in Iraq. It holds 4,480 burials and commemorations from the First and Second World Wars, and it also contains 127 war graves of other nationalities. In 2012 hundreds of headstones were re-set on new concrete bases and the cemetery fence was renewed. For more information, see commonwealthwargravesiraq.org.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 33.355086° N, 44.386003° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Al Maqbarah al ‘Uthmānīyah 840 m away · Baghdad
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How big is North Gate Cemetery?
North Gate Cemetery covers about 49,000 m² (12 acres), about the size of 7 soccer fields. It is the 9th largest of the 25 cemeteries we list in Baghdad Governorate.