Bookstores in Baghdad
If you judge a town by its bookshops, Baghdad, Baghdad gives you 43 to judge by. That's 43 bookshops mapped around Baghdad, each with its own shelves and specialties. The used sections are where the real bargains hide. Staff picks shelves are the fastest way to read a shop's personality.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around Baghdad (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Baghdad Comics and معهد الكهف, plus مكتبة بنين 1. If a bookshop's missing from Baghdad's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Baghdad bookstore lineup
43 mapped within about 40 km:
Baghdad Comics
Bookstore
Baghdad Comics — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Baghdad Comics: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +9647706001331
معهد الكهف
Bookstore
معهد الكهف is Bookstore.
مكتبة بنين 1
Bookstore
مكتبة بنين 1 is Bookstore.
مكتب المهندس
Bookstore
مكتب المهندس is Bookstore.
مكتبة كشكول
Bookstore
مكتبة كشكول is Bookstore.
مكتبة القلم
Bookstore
مكتبة القلم is Bookstore.
سوق الامانة للساعات
Bookstore
سوق الامانة للساعات — Bookstore.
مطبعة العمال
Bookstore
مطبعة العمال is Bookstore.
مكتبه النور للاستنساخ والطباعة بأسعار تنافسية
Bookstore
مكتبه النور للاستنساخ والطباعة بأسعار تنافسية — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about مكتبه النور للاستنساخ والطباعة بأسعار تنافسية: the map lists its hours as 24/7.
Hours: 24/7
مكتبة فدك
Bookstore
مكتبة فدك — Bookstore.
بقعة الكتب
Bookstore
بقعة الكتب is Bookstore on سريع الدورة. بقعة الكتب also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
سريع الدورة
Phone: +9647730400989
مكتب ادم للترجمة
Bookstore
مكتب ادم للترجمة is Bookstore.
مكتب الفجر المنير
Bookstore
مكتب الفجر المنير — Bookstore.
مكتبة مسلم
BookstoreRun by King
مكتبة مسلم is Bookstore run by King on 101 alshaab. مكتبة مسلم also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 24/7; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
101 alshaab, 1997
Hours: 24/7
Phone: +9647702767770
مكتبة دار المرتضى
Bookstore
مكتبة دار المرتضى is Bookstore on شارع المتنبي. مكتبة دار المرتضى also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 24/7; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
شارع المتنبي
Hours: 24/7
Phone: 07700225562
مكتبة الشروق الطبية
Bookstore
مكتبة الشروق الطبية is Bookstore on باب المعظم. مكتبة الشروق الطبية also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
باب المعظم
Phone: 009647901997856
مكتبة الشروق الطبية 2
Bookstore
مكتبة الشروق الطبية 2 — Bookstore on باب المعظم.
باب المعظم
مكتبة الصباح
Bookstore
مكتبة الصباح is Bookstore.
مطبعه الريماس
Bookstore
مطبعه الريماس is Bookstore.
مكتبة الحمش
Bookstore
مكتبة الحمش is Bookstore on شارع المتنبي. مكتبة الحمش also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 08:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
شارع المتنبي
Hours: Mo-Su 08:00-15:00
Phone: 07704686992
مكتبة الجوهرة
Bookstore
مكتبة الجوهرة — Bookstore.
مكتبة الجوهرة
Bookstore
مكتبة الجوهرة — Bookstore.
مخازن رقية و فاضل
Bookstore
مخازن رقية و فاضل is Bookstore.
التكية الكسنزانية
Bookstore
التكية الكسنزانية — Bookstore.
مكتبة اغصان الزيتون
Bookstore
مكتبة اغصان الزيتون is Bookstore.
دار الحلّاج للنشر والتوزيع
Bookstore
دار الحلّاج للنشر والتوزيع is Bookstore on شارع المتنبي. دار الحلّاج للنشر والتوزيع also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
شارع المتنبي
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-14:00
Phone: 0096477185445
دار الرافدين للنشر والتوزيع
Bookstore
دار الرافدين للنشر والتوزيع is Bookstore on شارع المتنبي. دار الرافدين للنشر والتوزيع also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:00-16:00, 18:00-19:00.
شارع المتنبي
Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-16:00, 18:00-19:00
مكتبة بائعة الكتب
BookstoreRun by بائعة الكتب
مكتبة بائعة الكتب is Bookstore run by بائعة الكتب on بناية الوراقين شارع الوراقين, بغداد. مكتبة بائعة الكتب also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
بناية الوراقين شارع الوراقين, بغداد, 10044
Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-15:00
Phone: +9647714272897
المكتبة القانونية
Bookstore
المكتبة القانونية is Bookstore.
مكتبة الرباط
Bookstore
مكتبة الرباط is Bookstore.
دار اسيا
Bookstore
دار اسيا — Bookstore.
مكتبة الأستاذ التخصصية
Bookstore
مكتبة الأستاذ التخصصية — Bookstore, found on بناية الوراقين شارع الوراقين in بغداد. Also worth knowing about مكتبة الأستاذ التخصصية: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 08:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
بناية الوراقين شارع الوراقين, بغداد, 10044
Hours: Mo-Su 08:00-14:00
Phone: +964 7502868443
دار ومكتبة بغداد
BookstoreRun by علي
Run by علي, دار ومكتبة بغداد is Bookstore, found on بناية الوراقين شارع الوراقين in بغداد. Also worth knowing about دار ومكتبة بغداد: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
بناية الوراقين شارع الوراقين, بغداد, 10044
Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-14:00
Phone: +964 7711303117
كارتون
Bookstore
كارتون — Bookstore.
مكتبة قطر الندى
Bookstore
مكتبة قطر الندى is Bookstore.
مكتبة المنتظر
Bookstore
مكتبة المنتظر — Bookstore.
مكتبة احمد العيال
Bookstore
مكتبة احمد العيال is Bookstore on شارع المدارس.
شارع المدارس
مكتب المستقبل تصليح بلي
Bookstore
مكتب المستقبل تصليح بلي is Bookstore.
مكتبة القلم
Bookstore
مكتبة القلم is Bookstore.
مكتبة الخضراء
Bookstore
مكتبة الخضراء is Bookstore on شارع البهجة, اللطيفية.
شارع البهجة, اللطيفية, 10080
مكتبة الروافد
Bookstore
مكتبة الروافد — Bookstore, found on شارع المستقبل in اللطيفية.
شارع المستقبل, اللطيفية
مكتبة الوسيم
Bookstore
مكتبة الوسيم — Bookstore, found on شارع المستقبل in اللطيفية.
شارع المستقبل, اللطيفية
مكتبة المستقبل
Bookstore
مكتبة المستقبل is Bookstore on شارع الرخاء, اللطيفية.
شارع الرخاء, اللطيفية, 10080
What the map tells us about bookstores in Baghdad
9 of the 43 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
There's a cluster: 4 of them sit on شارع المتنبي, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.
The Baghdad bookstore crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Baghdad Comics, معهد الكهف, مكتبة بنين 1, مكتب المهندس, مكتبة كشكول, مكتبة القلم, سوق الامانة للساعات, and مطبعة العمال. That's 43 stops on the Baghdad bookstore crawl. 35 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Baghdad
The regulars' playbook for Baghdad's bookshops:
- Learn your editions at Baghdad Comics. A first edition, first printing is the collectible one. Booksellers will show you how to check the copyright page.
- The used section is underpriced everywhere at معهد الكهف. Books are heavy and slow to sell, so used shelves price to move. First editions hide here regularly.
- Ask for the out-of-print hunters. Some used shops will hunt down out-of-print titles for you. It takes patience, but the find is worth it.
- Bring a tote bag. Bookshops and tote bags are a natural pair. You'll need it — nobody leaves with the one book they came for.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Baghdad — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new bookstore in Baghdad can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 43, or a bookstore we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
We don't list prices — they change constantly and vary by edition. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers, in alphabetical order with no favourites.
If you run one of the 43 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Bookstore listings for Baghdad: 43 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.