Map of Babīlā, Syria

Babīlā is a city in Rif-dimashq, Syria, with a population of about 50,880. It lies at 33.4710°N, 36.3308°E. Babīlā is about 6 km (4 mi) southeast of Damascus, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Jaramānā, 2 km to the northeast.

Babīlā at a glance

Where is Babīlā?

• The 30th largest city in Syria by recorded population.
• The 5th largest city in Rif-dimashq on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 56 min on the shortest day to 14 h 22 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Babīlā

• Jaramānā — 2 km northeast
• Damascus — 6 km northwest
• ‘Irbīn — 8 km northeast
• Dārayyā — 9 km west
• Ḩarastā — 10 km north
• Dūmā — 13 km northeast
• At Tall — 16 km north
• Zahlé — 58 km northwest, Lebanon
• Al Qunayţirah — 61 km southwest
• Yabrūd — 63 km northeast

Largest cities in Rif-dimashq

• Dūmā — 111,864
• Jaramānā — 99,999
• Dārayyā — 71,596
• At Tall — 55,561
• An Nabk — 49,372
• ‘Irbīn — 42,474
• Yabrūd — 40,502
• Ḩarastā — 37,348

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.