Map of Silopi, Turkey

Silopi is a city in Şırnak, Turkey, with a population of about 114,645. It lies at 37.2438°N, 42.4635°E. Silopi is about 886 km (551 mi) east of Ankara, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Zaxo, 22 km to the southeast.

Silopi at a glance

Where is Silopi?

• The 2nd largest city in Şırnak on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 36 min on the shortest day to 14 h 44 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Silopi

• Zaxo — 22 km southeast, Iraq
• Cizre — 26 km west
• Şırnak — 30 km north
• Saymayl — 55 km southeast, Iraq
• Dihok — 63 km southeast, Iraq
• Sīnah — 70 km southeast, Iraq
• Siirt — 89 km northwest
• Midyat — 101 km west
• Al Qāmishlī — 111 km west, Syria
• Nusaybin — 112 km west

Largest cities in Şırnak

• Cizre — 134,041
• Şırnak — 67,662

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.