Map of Īlām, Iran

Īlām is the administrative centre of Ilam Province, Iran, with a population of about 140,940. It lies at 33.6374°N, 46.4227°E. Īlām is about 511 km (318 mi) southwest of Tehran, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Eslāmābād-e Gharb, 53 km to the north.

Īlām at a glance

Where is Īlām?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 55 min on the shortest day to 14 h 23 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Īlām

• Eslāmābād-e Gharb — 53 km north
• Kermanshah — 96 km northeast
• Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb — 105 km northwest
• Kūhdasht — 111 km east
• Khānaqīn — 124 km northwest, Iraq
• Harsīn — 128 km northeast
• Javānrūd — 129 km north
• Dehlorān — 131 km southeast
• Al Kūt — 137 km southwest, Iraq
• Kāmyārān — 137 km north

Largest cities in Ilam Province

• Dehlorān — 46,002

Largest cities in Iran

• Tehran — 7,153,309
• Mashhad — 2,307,177
• Isfahan — 1,547,164
• Karaj — 1,448,075
• Tabriz — 1,424,641
• Shiraz — 1,249,942
• Qom — 900,000
• Ahvaz — 841,145
• Pasragad Branch — 787,878
• Kermanshah — 621,100

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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.