Map of Sāmarrā’, Iraq

Sāmarrā’ is a city in Salah ad Din, Iraq, with a population of about 158,508. It lies at 34.1959°N, 43.8857°E. Sāmarrā’ is about 106 km (66 mi) northwest of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Balad, 31 km to the southeast.

Sāmarrā’ at a glance

Where is Sāmarrā’?

• The 26th largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in Salah ad Din on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 52 min on the shortest day to 14 h 26 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Sāmarrā’

• Balad — 31 km southeast
• Tikrīt — 50 km north
• Khāliş — 74 km southeast
• Baqubah — 83 km southeast
• Bayjī — 89 km northwest
• Al Fallūjah — 95 km south
• Al Miqdādīyah — 100 km east
• Ramadi — 101 km southwest
• Abū Ghurayb — 103 km south
• Ţūz Khūrmātū — 103 km northeast

Largest cities in Salah ad Din

• Bayjī — 173,677
• Ash Sharqāt — 160,000
• Ţūz Khūrmātū — 120,712
• Tikrīt — 42,477
• Balad — 42,088

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.