Map of Cizre, Turkey

Cizre is a city in Şırnak, Turkey, with a population of about 134,041. It lies at 37.3302°N, 42.1848°E. Cizre is about 860 km (534 mi) east of Ankara, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Silopi, 26 km to the east.

Cizre at a glance

Where is Cizre?

• The largest city in Şırnak on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 35 min on the shortest day to 14 h 44 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Cizre

• Silopi — 26 km east
• Şırnak — 31 km northeast
• Zaxo — 49 km southeast, Iraq
• Siirt — 70 km north
• Midyat — 75 km west
• Saymayl — 79 km southeast, Iraq
• Dihok — 88 km southeast, Iraq
• Al Qāmishlī — 90 km west, Syria
• Nusaybin — 91 km west
• Sīnah — 95 km southeast, Iraq

Largest cities in Şırnak

• Silopi — 114,645
• Şırnak — 67,662

Largest cities in Turkey

• Istanbul — 15,701,602
• Ankara — 3,517,182
• Bursa — 3,101,833
• İzmir — 2,938,292
• Gaziantep — 2,222,415
• Diyarbakır — 1,833,684
• Adana — 1,816,750
• Kayseri — 1,452,458
• Konya — 1,433,861
• Antalya — 1,335,002

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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.