Map of Ṟaniye, Iraq

Ṟaniye is a city in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, with a population of about 114,173. It lies at 36.2551°N, 44.8824°E. Ṟaniye is about 327 km (203 mi) north of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Hajiawa, 8 km to the west.

Ṟaniye at a glance

Where is Ṟaniye?

• The 40th largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• The 4th largest city in Sulaymaniyah 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 Ṟaniye

• Hajiawa — 8 km west
• Qeładizê — 24 km east
• Koysinceq — 30 km southwest
• Soran — 54 km northwest
• Sardasht — 55 km east, Iran
• Piranshahr — 55 km northeast, Iran
• Kasnazān — 68 km west
• Beḧirke — 76 km west
• Erbil — 78 km west
• Jamjamāl — 80 km south

Largest cities in Sulaymaniyah

• As Sulaymānīyah — 878,146
• Kelar — 250,000
• Qeładizê — 140,688
• Hajiawa — 80,000
• Derbendîxan — 54,896
• Jamjamāl — 42,593

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
• Kirkuk — 1,031,000
• Abū Ghurayb — 900,000
• As Sulaymānīyah — 878,146
• Nasiriyah — 558,400

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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.