What is the population of the largest city in Iraq, who's 1956–57 Iraq FA Cup Championship was open to teams from the capital?
Baghdad 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).
Karbala Governorate Karbala Governorate (Arabic: كربلاء‎ ‎ "Karbalāʾ") is a governorate in central Iraq. Its administrative center is the city of Karbala, a holy city for Shia Muslims for housing the shrine of the revered Imam Hussein. The population is over 99.99% Shia. The governorate includes part of the artificial Lake Milh.