Map of Mosul, Iraq

Mosul is the administrative centre of Nineveh, Iraq, with a population of about 1,683,000. It lies at 36.3350°N, 43.1189°E. Mosul is about 353 km (219 mi) north of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Al-Hamdaniya, 24 km to the east.

Mosul at a glance

Where is Mosul?

• The 3rd largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• The largest city in Nineveh on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 41 min on the shortest day to 14 h 38 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Mosul

• Al-Hamdaniya — 24 km east
• Xebat — 50 km east
• Sīnah — 53 km north
• Dihok — 60 km north
• Saymayl — 63 km north
• Erbil — 82 km east
• Beḧirke — 82 km east
• Ash Sharqāt — 91 km south
• Kasnazān — 92 km east
• Zaxo — 98 km northwest

Largest cities in Nineveh

• Al-Hamdaniya — 50,000
• Sinjār — 38,294

Largest cities in Iraq

• Baghdad — 7,216,000
• Al Başrah al Qadīmah — 2,015,483
• 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
• 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.