Map of ‘Ayn al ‘Arab, Syria

‘Ayn al ‘Arab is a city in Aleppo, Syria, with a population of about 50,000. It lies at 36.8909°N, 38.3535°E. ‘Ayn al ‘Arab is about 420 km (261 mi) northeast of Damascus, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Suruç, 11 km to the northeast.

‘Ayn al ‘Arab at a glance

Where is ‘Ayn al ‘Arab?

• The 31st largest city in Syria by recorded population.
• The 7th largest city in Aleppo on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 38 min on the shortest day to 14 h 42 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near ‘Ayn al ‘Arab

• Suruç — 11 km northeast, Turkey
• Birecik — 37 km northwest, Turkey
• Şanlıurfa — 50 km northeast, Turkey
• Nizip — 51 km west, Turkey
• Manbij — 54 km southwest
• Kabbasin — 87 km southwest
• Gaziantep — 88 km west, Turkey
• Al Bāb — 95 km southwest
• Tādif — 95 km southwest
• Adıyaman — 97 km north, Turkey

Largest cities in Aleppo

• Aleppo — 2,098,210
• Al Bāb — 130,745
• Manbij — 99,497
• I‘zāz — 66,138
• As Safīrah — 63,708
• Kabbasin — 51,230
• ‘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.