Map of Kirkuk, Iraq

Kirkuk is the administrative centre of Kirkuk, Iraq, with a population of about 1,031,000. It lies at 35.4681°N, 44.3922°E. Kirkuk is about 237 km (147 mi) north of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Jamjamāl, 41 km to the east.

Kirkuk at a glance

Where is Kirkuk?

• The 7th largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 45 min on the shortest day to 14 h 33 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kirkuk

• Jamjamāl — 41 km east
• Ţūz Khūrmātū — 68 km south
• Koysinceq — 72 km north
• Kasnazān — 85 km north
• Erbil — 87 km northwest
• Hajiawa — 93 km northeast
• As Sulaymānīyah — 95 km east
• Ṟaniye — 98 km northeast
• Beḧirke — 100 km north
• Bayjī — 102 km southwest

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
• 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.