Map of Erbil, Iraq

Erbil is the administrative centre of Erbil, Iraq, with a population of about 1,612,700. It lies at 36.1833°N, 44.0119°E. Erbil is about 318 km (198 mi) north of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kasnazān, 11 km to the east.

Erbil at a glance

Where is Erbil?

• The 4th largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 42 min on the shortest day to 14 h 37 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Erbil

• Kasnazān — 11 km east
• Beḧirke — 15 km north
• Xebat — 32 km west
• Koysinceq — 57 km east
• Al-Hamdaniya — 58 km west
• Hajiawa — 70 km east
• Soran — 71 km northeast
• Ṟaniye — 78 km east
• Mosul — 82 km west
• Kirkuk — 87 km southeast

Largest cities in Erbil

• Xebat — 148,047
• Kasnazān — 146,639
• Beḧirke — 130,518
• Soran — 91,589
• Koysinceq — 44,987

Largest cities in Iraq

• Baghdad — 7,216,000
• Al Başrah al Qadīmah — 2,015,483
• Mosul — 1,683,000
• Basrah — 1,326,564
• Karbala — 1,218,732
• Kirkuk — 1,031,000
• Abū Ghurayb — 900,000
• As Sulaymānīyah — 878,146
• Nasiriyah — 558,400
• Najaf — 482,576

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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.