Map of Bāniyās, Syria

Bāniyās is a city in Tartus, Syria, with a population of about 39,066. It lies at 35.1819°N, 35.9487°E. Bāniyās is about 189 km (117 mi) north of Damascus, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Jablah, 20 km to the north.

Bāniyās at a glance

Where is Bāniyās?

• The 41st largest city in Syria by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 47 min on the shortest day to 14 h 32 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bāniyās

• Jablah — 20 km north
• Ţarţūs — 33 km south
• Latakia — 41 km north
• Khān Shaykhūn — 70 km northeast
• Kafranbel — 74 km northeast
• Ḩamāh — 74 km east
• Ar Rastan — 77 km east
• Jisr ash Shughūr — 78 km northeast
• Tallbīsah — 81 km southeast
• Tripoli — 84 km south, Lebanon

Largest cities in Tartus

• Ţarţūs — 458,327

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.