Map of As Sulaymānīyah, Iraq

As Sulaymānīyah is the administrative centre of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, with a population of about 878,146. It lies at 35.5650°N, 45.4329°E. As Sulaymānīyah is about 265 km (165 mi) north of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Jamjamāl, 54 km to the west.

As Sulaymānīyah at a glance

Where is As Sulaymānīyah?

• The 9th largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• The largest city in Sulaymaniyah on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 45 min on the shortest day to 14 h 34 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near As Sulaymānīyah

• Jamjamāl — 54 km west
• Derbendîxan — 55 km southeast
• Bāneh — 63 km northeast, Iran
• Sardasht — 66 km north, Iran
• Ḩalabja — 66 km southeast
• Marīvān — 68 km east, Iran
• Qeładizê — 74 km north
• Ṟaniye — 91 km northwest
• Koysinceq — 93 km northwest
• Hajiawa — 94 km northwest

Largest cities in Sulaymaniyah

• Kelar — 250,000
• Qeładizê — 140,688
• Ṟaniye — 114,173
• Hajiawa — 80,000
• Derbendîxan — 54,896
• Jamjamāl — 42,593

Largest cities in Iraq

• Baghdad — 7,216,000
• Al Başrah al Qadīmah — 2,015,483
• Mosul — 1,683,000
• Erbil — 1,612,700
• Basrah — 1,326,564
• Karbala — 1,218,732
• Kirkuk — 1,031,000
• Abū Ghurayb — 900,000
• Nasiriyah — 558,400
• Najaf — 482,576

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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.