Map of Antakya, Turkey

Antakya is the administrative centre of Hatay, Turkey, with a population of about 399,045. It lies at 36.2066°N, 36.1572°E. Antakya is about 504 km (313 mi) southeast of Ankara, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Samandağ, 22 km to the southwest.

Antakya at a glance

Where is Antakya?

• The 33rd largest city in Turkey by recorded population.
• The largest city in Hatay 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 38 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Antakya

• Samandağ — 22 km southwest
• Arsuz — 33 km northwest
• Kırıkhan — 37 km northeast
• Reyhanlı — 37 km east
• İskenderun — 42 km north
• Jisr ash Shughūr — 46 km south, Syria
• Idlib — 53 km southeast, Syria
• Saraqib — 70 km southeast, Syria
• Dörtyol — 71 km north
• ‘Afrīn — 72 km northeast, Syria

Largest cities in Hatay

• İskenderun — 251,682
• Samandağ — 123,447
• Arsuz — 109,550
• Kırıkhan — 60,916
• Reyhanlı — 56,995
• Dörtyol — 56,513

Largest cities in Turkey

• Istanbul — 15,701,602
• Ankara — 3,517,182
• Bursa — 3,101,833
• İzmir — 2,938,292
• Gaziantep — 2,222,415
• Diyarbakır — 1,833,684
• Adana — 1,816,750
• Kayseri — 1,452,458
• Konya — 1,433,861
• Antalya — 1,335,002

Map of Turkey and all its cities →

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.