Map of Maku, Iran

Maku is a city in West Azerbaijan, Iran, with a population of about 46,581. It lies at 39.2899°N, 44.4603°E. Maku is about 732 km (455 mi) northwest of Tehran, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Doğubayazıt, 43 km to the northwest.

Maku at a glance

Where is Maku?

• The 11th largest city in West Azerbaijan on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 24 min on the shortest day to 14 h 56 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Maku

• Doğubayazıt — 43 km northwest, Turkey
• Poldasht — 53 km east
• Iğdır — 79 km northwest, Turkey
• Naxçıvan — 82 km east, Azerbaijan
• Khowy — 93 km southeast
• Vagharshapat — 98 km north, Armenia
• Yerevan — 99 km north, Armenia
• Erciş — 99 km west, Turkey
• Abovyan — 110 km north, Armenia
• Salmās — 124 km south

Largest cities in West Azerbaijan

• Orūmīyeh — 577,307
• Khowy — 198,845
• Būkān — 193,501
• Mahābād — 168,393
• Piranshahr — 168,393
• Mīāndoāb — 134,425
• Salmās — 81,606
• Naqadeh — 81,598
• Takāb — 51,541
• Oshnavīyeh — 50,661

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.