Map of Al Bāb, Syria

Al Bāb is a city in Aleppo, Syria, with a population of about 130,745. It lies at 36.3705°N, 37.5157°E. Al Bāb is about 337 km (209 mi) north of Damascus, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tādif, 3 km to the southeast.

Al Bāb at a glance

Where is Al Bāb?

• The 11th largest city in Syria by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Aleppo on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 41 min on the shortest day to 14 h 39 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Al Bāb

• Tādif — 3 km southeast
• Kabbasin — 8 km northeast
• As Safīrah — 35 km south
• Aleppo — 37 km southwest
• Manbij — 43 km northeast
• I‘zāz — 48 km northwest
• Kilis — 53 km northwest, Turkey
• ‘Afrīn — 60 km west
• Nizip — 75 km north, Turkey
• Gaziantep — 78 km north, Turkey

Largest cities in Aleppo

• Aleppo — 2,098,210
• Manbij — 99,497
• I‘zāz — 66,138
• As Safīrah — 63,708
• Kabbasin — 51,230
• ‘Ayn al ‘Arab — 50,000
• ‘Afrīn — 48,693
• Tādif — 34,670

Largest cities in Syria

• Aleppo — 2,098,210
• Damascus — 1,569,394
• Homs — 775,404
• Latakia — 709,000
• Ar Raqqah — 531,952
• Ḩamāh — 460,602
• Ţarţūs — 458,327
• Al Ḩasakah — 422,445
• Deir ez-Zor — 271,800
• Al Qāmishlī — 184,231

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.