Map of Ash Sharqāt, Iraq

Ash Sharqāt is a city in Salah ad Din, Iraq, with a population of about 160,000. It lies at 35.5172°N, 43.2281°E. Ash Sharqāt is about 265 km (165 mi) northwest of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Bayjī, 70 km to the south.

Ash Sharqāt at a glance

Where is Ash Sharqāt?

• The 25th largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Salah ad Din 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 Ash Sharqāt

• Bayjī — 70 km south
• Al-Hamdaniya — 85 km north
• Mosul — 91 km north
• Xebat — 94 km northeast
• Erbil — 102 km northeast
• Kirkuk — 106 km east
• Tikrīt — 108 km south
• Kasnazān — 111 km northeast
• Beḧirke — 115 km northeast
• Koysinceq — 141 km northeast

Largest cities in Salah ad Din

• Bayjī — 173,677
• Sāmarrā’ — 158,508
• Ţūz Khūrmātū — 120,712
• Tikrīt — 42,477
• Balad — 42,088

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
• As Sulaymānīyah — 878,146
• Nasiriyah — 558,400

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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.