Map of Aleppo, Syria

Aleppo is the administrative centre of Aleppo, Syria, with a population of about 2,098,210. It lies at 36.2012°N, 37.1612°E. Aleppo is about 310 km (192 mi) north of Damascus, the capital. The nearest city on our map is As Safīrah, 23 km to the southeast.

Aleppo at a glance

Where is Aleppo?

• The largest city in Syria by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 41 min on the shortest day to 14 h 38 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Aleppo

• As Safīrah — 23 km southeast
• Al Bāb — 37 km northeast
• Tādif — 37 km northeast
• ‘Afrīn — 43 km northwest
• I‘zāz — 44 km north
• Kabbasin — 45 km northeast
• Saraqib — 49 km southwest
• Reyhanlı — 54 km west, Turkey
• Idlib — 56 km southwest
• Kilis — 57 km north, Turkey

Largest cities in Aleppo

• Al Bāb — 130,745
• 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

• 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
• Al Bāb — 130,745

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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.