Map of Samandağ, Turkey

Samandağ is a city in Hatay, Turkey, with a population of about 123,447. It lies at 36.0801°N, 35.9760°E. Samandağ is about 507 km (315 mi) southeast of Ankara, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Antakya, 22 km to the northeast.

Samandağ at a glance

Where is Samandağ?

• The 3rd largest city in Hatay on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 42 min on the shortest day to 14 h 37 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Samandağ

• Antakya — 22 km northeast
• Arsuz — 38 km north
• Jisr ash Shughūr — 43 km southeast, Syria
• Reyhanlı — 57 km east
• Kırıkhan — 58 km northeast
• İskenderun — 59 km north
• Idlib — 61 km east, Syria
• Latakia — 63 km south, Syria
• Kafranbel — 74 km southeast, Syria
• Saraqib — 78 km east, Syria

Largest cities in Hatay

• Antakya — 399,045
• İskenderun — 251,682
• Arsuz — 109,550
• Kırıkhan — 60,916
• Reyhanlı — 56,995
• Dörtyol — 56,513

Largest cities in Turkey

• Istanbul — 15,701,602
• Ankara — 3,517,182
• Bursa — 3,101,833
• İzmir — 2,938,292
• Gaziantep — 2,222,415
• Diyarbakır — 1,833,684
• Adana — 1,816,750
• Kayseri — 1,452,458
• Konya — 1,433,861
• Antalya — 1,335,002

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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.