| Al-Meshkhab | |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Coordinates: | 31.8042°N 44.4892°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Iraq |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Najaf |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Al-Meshkhab |
Al-Meshkhab is an Iraqi city and capital of the Al-Meshkhab district situated in the Najaf Governorate, 35 km south of Najaf and 230 km south west of Baghdad. The city is located on the Al-Meshkhab Channel.[1] The majority of the local population consists of Shia Islam belonging to Arabic tribes such as Alzurfy, Muhany and Al-Ghazali. The city was first established as a village in 1916 during the Ottoman Iraq era, promoted to subdistrict then finally upgraded to district capital in 2014.[2]
In 2018 its population was estimated to be north of 140,000.[3]