Najaf, Iraq is home to an estimated 113 developers working with AI coding tools — an early-stage scene that ranks #1212 of the 1,687 cities we track worldwide, with an AI-adoption index of 39/100. Here's how Najaf fits into the global picture.
113developers (est.)
#1212of 1,687 cities
39/100AI-adoption index
Nearest AI hubs
The tracked cities closest to Najaf:
| City | Country | Developers | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karbala | Iraq | 95 | 74 km |
| Baghdad | Iraq | 1,670 | 146 km |
| Nasiriyah | Iraq | 11 | 211 km |
| Kermanshah | Iran | 215 | 365 km |
| Basra | Iraq | 164 | 368 km |
Iraq's AI scene
Najaf is one of 10 cities we track in Iraq, which ranks #92 of 197 countries by tracked developers (~3,717 in total). See the full Iraq picture →
How this is measured
Figures blend public GitHub developer density with Google Trends interest in AI coding tools, refreshed daily. It's an aggregated public-data estimate, not a headcount — read the full method.
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