Map of Dihok, Iraq

Dihok is the administrative centre of Duhok, Iraq, with a population of about 340,900. It lies at 36.8671°N, 42.9885°E. Dihok is about 413 km (256 mi) north of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Sīnah, 8 km to the southeast.

Dihok at a glance

Where is Dihok?

• The 14th largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• The largest city in Duhok 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 41 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Dihok

• Sīnah — 8 km southeast
• Saymayl — 13 km west
• Zaxo — 41 km northwest
• Mosul — 60 km south
• Silopi — 63 km northwest, Turkey
• Al-Hamdaniya — 75 km southeast
• Şırnak — 86 km northwest, Turkey
• Cizre — 88 km northwest, Turkey
• Xebat — 89 km southeast
• Hakkâri — 103 km northeast, Turkey

Largest cities in Duhok

• Saymayl — 152,512
• Sīnah — 128,776
• Zaxo — 95,052

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.